Browsing 2011 MU dissertations - Freely available online by Thesis Department "Business administration (MU)"
Now showing items 1-4 of 4
-
Essays on banking IPOs
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)This dissertation explores the market reaction to analyst coverage initiations and the factors leading to coverage initiations by analysts for newly public banking stocks. I use two cases to investigate the timeliness and ... -
Eudaimonic orientation : the pursuit of the best self
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)The purpose of this dissertation is to integrate the concept of eudaimonia into management literature to enhance our understanding of employees' optimal functioning in the workplace. A lack of a scientific measure that ... -
Household financial choice : three essays
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)This dissertation examines household characteristics the impact financial decision making. The first essay explores the role of cognitive ability in numeracy, risk tolerance, credit decisions, wealth and retirement savings ... -
Vicarious consumption in internet forums
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)An increasing proportion of everyday life is being lived through the Internet. Unfortunately, little is understood about how living life in the Internet sphere impacts the lives, attitudes and behaviors of the individual. ...