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A proactive model of communication in marketing channels.
(2001)
A survey of 1000 exclusive insurance agents was conducted, which yielded a usable response rate of 20.3%. The data was analyzed using structural equation modeling. The results provide support for fifteen out of eighteen ...
The effect of non-audit services on investor judgments about auditor independence, auditor knowledge, audit quality and investment.
(2002)
Increasing levels of non-audit services (NAS) provided by auditors to their audit clients, along with large-scale investigations of questionable accounting practices employed by major firms, have brought the issue of auditor ...
Intra- and inter-commodity price relationships in electricity and natural gas spot and futures markets.
(2001)
Essay 2 examines why electricity futures contracts are failing despite apparent need for hedging instruments. Consistent with my hypothesis, empirical results find that the hedging protection provided by electricity futures ...
Essays on board of director compensation.
(2002)
This dissertation consists of three essays that explore topics on the board of directors of profit-making corporations. Special emphasis is given to the evolution and determinants of outside director compensation. Essay 1 ...