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Director ties, board experience, and firm strategic outcomes : board experience effects on post-acquisition performance
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
of the entire assets of target firms. Results generally do not support the notion that acquiring firms benefit through positive post-acquisition performance from the past experience of their outside directors. However, significant results with respect to board...
Calling the shots in negotiations : the effects of self-efficacy, cognitive style, goal orientation, information about past performance, and opponents' behavior on negotiators' risk taking
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
Risk taking is a central element in negotiations. Currently, a significant amount of information exists as to different negotiators' techniques, behaviors, and styles. However, very little is known about their risk taking ...
Essays on behavioral finance
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] This dissertation consists of three essays on behavioral finance. In the first essay, we proposes a new daily market-level investor sentiment index (Photo Pessimism) constructed...
Dispositional antecedents of career success : a social network perspective
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] The purpose of this study is to investigate the interrelationships between personality traits (i.e., the five-factor model of personality, core self-evaluations, and proactive...
Have you seen the new model? : visual design and product newness
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
responses, and generally, higher levels of newness received more positive evaluations by the consumers....
Cynical consumers : dangerous enemies, loyal friends
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
This dissertation introduces and develops the construct of consumer cynicism, characterized by a perception of a pervasive, systemic lack of integrity in the marketplace, and investigates how cynical consumers behave in ...
Three essays on corporate-political relationships
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
This study examines the effect of corporate-political relationships on corporate decision making, performance, and value. In the first essay, presented in Chapter 3, I examine whether defendant firms use their political ...
Reciprocity in marketing relationships
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
Marketing researchers have often cited reciprocity as an important aspect of relational exchange; however the extant research has not conceptualized or measured reciprocity in marketing relationships. This research is a ...