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Electronic Dissertations and Theses - Business
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DECISION SUPPORT FOR SUPPLIER SELECTION AND HOTEL REVENUE MANAGEMENT
(2019)This dissertation focuses on the general theme of decision support for the area of hotel revenue management (RM), as well as supply chain management. In the first essay, I explore two research questions: How should the ... -
The effect of CEO's general ability on company performance: Evidence from the takeover market and earnings management
(2019)I show that Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) that have accumulated general managerial skills through lifetime work experience demonstrate enhanced performance in the takeover market, as measured by market reactions to the ... -
THE EFFECT OF SOCIAL MEDIA DISCLOSURE ON INVESTORS AND EMPLOYEES
(2019)The increased presence of companies and their top executives on social media has influences on a wide variety of stakeholders. My dissertation examines the effect of social media disclosure on investors’ decision-making ... -
ESSAYS ON SINGLE-STOCK FUTURES TRADING: THE EFFECTS ON STOCK AND OPTIONS MARKETS DURING THE 2008 SHORT SELLING BAN
(2019)This dissertation consists of two essays that study the effects of single-stock futures (SSFs) trading on financial markets during the 2008-2009 financial crisis. In September 2008, the Securities and Exchange Commission ... -
INVESTIGATING U.S. HOSPITALS’ USE OF COMMUNITY HIE NETWORKS: EFFICIENCY- AND LEGITIMACY- ORIENTED PERSPECTIVES
(2019)Community Health Information Exchanges (HIE) have seen an increase in adoption just in the past five years, despite considerable state and federal funding since 2004. Prior research has shown, however, that merely adopting ... -
Essays on national culture and risk-taking behaviors in the insurance industry
(2019)This dissertation consists of two essays that study the effects of national culture on corporate risk-taking behaviors in the insurance industry. In recent years, there has been an increasing interest in using national ... -
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Dissecting the Relation between Insider and Institutional Trading
(2017)This dissertation consists of two essays. In the first essay, we examined the relation between insider trades and institution demand. The literature documents a strong inverse relation between insider trading and institutional ... -
MANAGERIAL BEHAVIOR ON RISK TAKING AND RESERVE MANAGEMENT FOR INSURANCE COMPANIES
(2017)This dissertation consists of two essays on managerial behavior on risk taking and reserve management for insurance companies. In the first essay, we investigate the impact of CEOs who hold firm-specific risk on insurer’s ... -
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Product Recalls Conceptualized as Social Dilemmas
(2016)This dissertation explores the product recall decision. I first posit that the product recall decision can be viewed as a social dilemma where short-term individual interests and long-term collective interests are at odds. ... -
NET SHARE ISSUANCE, INSTITUTIONAL TRADING, AND STOCK MARKET RETURNS
(2016)This dissertation contains two essays that study net share issuance, institutional trading and stock market returns. The first essay examines whether short-term institutions and short sellers exploit the net share issuance ... -
Exploring the role of team member personalities on Six Sigma project success, and modelling the analytic hierarchy process
(2016)This dissertation has two major components. First, it focuses on how the personalities of Six Sigma team members affect Six Sigma project success. Second it focuses on building a new way to simulate decision matrices from ...