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Risk mitigation strategies for project management, platform development and supply chain design

Anderson, Edward George (contributor) - 2010

This dissertation studies strategies to mitigate the risks associated with operational and strategic decisions of a firm, particularly focusing on project management, product development and procurement decisions. In the first essay we develop two simulation-based methods to evaluate risky...

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Two essays on corporate finance

Parrino, Robert (contributor) - 2010

This dissertation consists of two essays on corporate finance. Essay one examines whether corporate governance affects firm performance after capital investments. I find that among firms with weak corporate governance, those with high abnormal capital investments have significantly lower stock...

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Perspectives on Firm Decision Making During Risky Technology Acquisitions

Powell, Adam C. - 2011

theoretical comparisons are conducted. In the first, economic theory, behavioral theory (the Behavioral Theory of the Firm and … Prospect Theory), and Bounded Rationality are tested as potential determinants of acquisition uncertainties. In the second …, economic theory and Prospect Theory are tested as potential determinants of the value of the machine acquired.To answer these …

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Understanding the Accrual Anomaly

Zhang, Lu - 2007

Interpreting accruals as working capital investment, we hypothesize that firms optimally adjusttheir capital investment in response to discount rate changes. Consistent with the discount-ratehypothesis, we document that (i) the predictive power of accruals for future returns increaseswith the...

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Comovements in UK regional property markets: A multivariate cointegration analysis

Worthington, Andrew C.; Higgs, Helen - 2003

This paper examines the short and long-term comovements among UK regional property markets over the period 1976-2001. The markets examined are London, Outer South-East, East Anglia, South West, East Midlands, West Midlands, Yorkshire and Humberside, North and North West. Multivariate...

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Evidence of financial integration in Asia: An empirical application of panel unit root tests and multivariate cointegration and causality procedures

Worthington, A. C.; Higgs, H. - 2007

This paper measures the extent of financial integration and interdependence among Asian equity markets over the period January 1993 to June 2006 using daily data. The analysis includes three developed markets (Hong Kong, Japan and Singapore) and eight emerging markets (China, India, Indonesia,...

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The relationship between concentration and realised volatility: an empirical investigation of the FTSE 100 Index January 1984 through March 2003

Tabner, Isaac T. - 2005

Few studies have examined the impact of portfolio concentration upon the realised volatility of stock index portfolios, such as the FTSE 100. Instead, previous research has focused upon diversification across industries, across geographic regions and across different firms. The present study...

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Akcijų portfelio diversifikavimo galimybių tyrimas, taikant tinklelio metodą, Baltijos šalių biržose

Chlebopaševas, Edgaras - 2009

Šiame darbe atliekamas akcijų portfelio diversifikavimo galimybių tyrimas, remiantis autorių išskirtu tinklelio metodu, pagal kapitalizacijos, P/E, P/BV, ROA ir EPS rodiklius, kaip kriterijus. Portfeliai formuojami 2008 m. Nasdaq OMX Baltic biržose listinguojamų akcijų pagrindu. Nors...

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The significance and performance of property securities markets in the Asian IFCs

Newell, Graeme; Chau, K. W.; Wong, Siu Kei; Liow, Kim Hiang - 2009

This paper assesses the significance, risk-adjusted performance and portfolio diversification benefits of the listed property securities markets in the Asian international financial centres (IFCs) of Tokyo, Singapore and Hong Kong over January 1998 - March 2008, contrasting this performance to...

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The significance and performance of infrastructure in China

Newell, Graeme; Chau, K. W.; Wong, Siu Kei - 2009

The significant economic growth and urbanisation of China in recent years has seen increased importance given to infrastructure development in China; this includes airports, toll roads, communications, ports, power plants and water. The purpose of this paper is to assess the significance and...

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