Indigenization, a seemingly innocuous phenomenon of old world countries is going to pose significant threat to the vision of food security. Developed world has escaped its detrimental effect by aligning its value system to scientific thinking and rapidly assimilating the elements of new age...

The information asymmetry between the borrower and the lender is a well-studied issue in the credit contracts. Various mechanisms (credit rationing, short-term debt, relationship banking, collateralization) have been discussed in the literature to reduce the asymmetry. This paper examines the...

Adding to the stream of corporate governance literature, this study presents a simple method to examine the role of corporate board. It deconstructs the board type based on the interaction between the CEO and the board and among the board members. A simple two time period model is formulated to...

Syndicates are good but not always. A number of studies have looked into the benefits of syndication and enumerated the various factors that lead to the positive outcome. There are few studies that allude to the negative side of syndication. Adding to the latter string of papers, this paper...

The information asymmetry between the borrower and the lender is a well-studied issue in the credit contracts. Various mechanisms (credit rationing, short-term debt, relationship banking, collateralization) have been discussed in the literature to reduce the asymmetry. This paper examines the...

“Framing Effect”, a well-studied bias in behavioral science tells us that the framing of choices influences our preference. This study examines a new frame, called date format, which is shown to affect the information diffusion in information-sensitive asset trading due to portfolio...

Adding to the stream of corporate governance literature, this study presents a simple method to examine the role of corporate board. It deconstructs the board type based on the interaction between the CEO and the board and among the board members. A simple two time period model is formulated to...

Syndicates are good but not always. A number of studies have looked into the benefits of syndication and enumerated the various factors that lead to the positive outcome. There are few studies that allude to the negative side of syndication. Adding to the latter string of papers, this paper...

“Framing Effect”, a well-studied bias in behavioral science tells us that the framing of choices influences our preference. This study examines a new frame, called date format, which is shown to affect the information diffusion in information-sensitive asset trading due to portfolio...

The paper presents the theoretical framework explaining the primary cause of mergers of the service-oriented firms. Using the example of equity analyst firms, I analyze the motivation behind these mergers. The analysis is not limited to the aforementioned type of firms and could be extended to...