This paper is dedicated to the memory of Bye Wynne, who never held back from life, charging those he touched with his vigor, heart, and mind. Thanks. This article reports on an experiment investigating the effects of a human facilitator and a computerized Group Support System (GSS) on group...

The paper proposes a dynamic factor model to augment the conventional three factor Fama and French – CAPM, by introducing two distinct latent variables which constitute investor behavior i.e. market sentiment and herding. Our analysis suggests that both factors significantly impact the asset...

The paper aims to study the dynamic investor behavior and how it helps explain variation in stock returns. We propose a dynamic factor model to extract distinct latent factors representing fluctuations in asset returns due to changes in fundamentals and investor behavior. We study investor...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate investor behavior under two broad categories, market-wide sentiment and herding. Design/methodology/approach: Using a dynamic factor model, that extracts distinct latent factors representing fluctuations in asset returns due to changes in...

The non-governmental development organization (NGO) sector in India has seen unprecedented growth in the recent past. A whole range of NGOs are not just ‘demanding’ development from the state but also ‘delivering’ development in the Indian countryside. While popular...

The primary motivation of this study is to explore the field of elementary education in the Madhya Pradesh region of India from gender perspective. With only 3 years in hand to achieve the goal of universal education for all as per Dakar declaration, it assesses the extent to which the basic...

The primary motivation of this study is to explore the field of elementary education in the Madhya Pradesh region of India from gender perspective. With only 3 years in hand to achieve the goal of universal education for all as per Dakar declaration, it assesses the extent to which the basic...