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A study of the effect of change on the perceived levels of power, conflict and satisfaction in a channel of distribution.
(1982)
This change was regarded by the manufacturer as being significant to its overall marketing and sales effort and it was presumed to be received favorably by the distributors. The results of this study indicated that there ...
Hedging in the interest rate markets.
(1997)
The suitability of GARCH and EGARCH models in a cross-hedging framework is also examined whereby a T-bill spot position is hedged with Eurodollar futures. The naive and risk-minimization models are also included in this ...
Three Essays on the Ideal Worker
(2024-05-10)
This dissertation comprises three interrelated (yet encapsulated) essays that seek to synthesize and expand knowledge regarding the ideal worker construct, as shown in Appendix A. The term “ideal worker” has origins in ...
Essays in Venture Capital and Entrepreneurship
(2024-05-10)
This dissertation comprises two essays that investigate the realms of venture capital (VC) and entrepreneurship. In the first essay (Chapter 1), an exploration unfolds to determine whether climate risk serves as a crucial ...
Essays in corporate governance and institutional investing
(2024-05-10)
This dissertation comprises of three essays. The first essay (Chapter 1) compares the skills of female directors hired as a result of California gender quota and female directors hired as a result of the diversity initiative ...
What happens when a net operating loss carryforward is exhausted?
(2024-05-10)
I study how firm behavior changes after the firm exhausts its NOLC. Prior literature has provided evidence that NOLCs affect firm behavior. Firms that exhaust their NOLC are losing a tax shield and experience a significant ...
When more is less: the adverse effect of financial reporting complexity on accounting comparability
(2024-05-10)
I investigate the impact of complex financial statements on accounting comparability. I measure accounting reporting complexity with XBRL-based measures. I find that complex financial statements reduce financial statement ...
Essays in Corporate Finance
(2024-05-10)
This dissertation consists of two essays. The first essay (Chapter 1) looks at retiree medical plans in the context of mergers and acquisition activity. The second essay (Chapter 2) is an investigation of the at-the-market ...