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Do market returns influence risk tolerance? : Evidence from panel data
(2011)
This study used the 1992-2006 waves of the Health and Retirement Study to investigate changes in risk tolerance levels over time in response to stock market returns. Findings indicate that risk tolerance tends to increase ...
Chinese urban households' security market participation : does investment knowledge and having a long-term plan help?
(2015)
Investment in the securities markets is vital to households' wealth accumulation and financial security. Using data from the 2008 Survey of Chinese Consumer Finance and Investor Education, we found that self-assessed ...
Factors related to making investment mistakes in a down market
(2015)
Using data from the 2008 FPA-Ameriprise Financial Value of Financial Planning Research Study, this study identifies the factors related to making investment mistakes by moving assets into more of a cash position in a down ...
Consumer debt delinquency by family lifecycle categories
(2014)
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to document debt delinquency patterns by family lifecycle categories using multiple data sets that are nationally representative of American families. Findings: The results show that ...
Regional Production Network Led by the U.S. Textile Industry and the Impact of the 2006-2008 U.S.-China Textile Agreement
(Journal of Textile and Apparel, Technology and Management, 2009)
A regional production network (RPN) refers to a business cooperation system among firms in different countries involving a division of labor to develop, manufacture, and market specific commodities. This study focused on ...
Socially Responsible Consumer Behavior? Exploring Used Clothing Donation Behavior
(International Textile & Apparel Association, 2009)
Most research on socially responsible consumer behavior has focused on consumer purchasing behavior, therefore, little is known about it during the product disposal stage. This study sought an in-depth understanding of ...
Apparel Import Intermediaries: The Impact of a Hyper-Dynamic Environment on U.S. Apparel Firms
(International Textile & Apparel Association, 2008)
This study's objectives were to clarify the standing of apparel import intermediaries (AIIs) and to obtain an immediate and deeper understanding of them in their real-life settings from the perspective of industry experts ...
Exploring Learning Experience in Textile and Apparel Management: Study Abroad in El Salvador
(International Journal of Fashion Design, Technology and Education, 2008)
Global economy has fundamentally changed the nature of business as well as the mission of higher education. Professional academic programmes, such as textiles and apparel, are ultimately responsible for preparing students ...
Apparel Import Intermediaries' Secrets to Success: Redefining Success in a Hyper-dynamic Environment
(Journal of Fashion Marketing and Management, 2008)
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to obtain an immediate and deeper understanding of apparel import intermediaries' (AII) secrets to success in the hyper-dynamic US apparel market environment. Design/methodology/approach: ...
Does the Firm Size Matter on Firm Entrepreneurship and Performance? U.S. Apparel Import Intermediary Case
(Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development, 2009)
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate whether the relationship between firm entrepreneurship and performance is dependent upon firm size within a small- and medium-size enterprise (SME) population, using ...
Framing a Descriptive Profile of a Transformed Apparel Industry: Apparel Import Intermediaries in the United States
(Journal of Fashion Marketing and Management, 2009)
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to confirm empirically the existence of a US apparel import intermediary (AII) identity crisis, and to provide a detailed descriptive profile of AIIs, differentiating them from apparel ...
Ethics Forum: Rural Social Work Practice
(White Hat Publications, 2006)
Management of dual relationships and confidentiality in social work practice is an essential ethical task for all professionals. Practitioners face special challenges presented by the choice of practice environment and the ...
Mental disorders associated with COVID-19 related unemployment
(2021)
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, restrictions on economic activities have resulted in a sharp rise of unemployment. The purpose of this research is to explore mental disorders associated with COVID-19 related unemployment ...
Credit card usage among college students in China
(2018)
Credit cards have become a common method of payment for college students in China. It is important that they form good credit card usage behaviors and build a good credit history early in their financial life. Using data ...
Use of advisors and retirement plan performance
(2020)
As DC plans become more popular than DB plans, American workers are increasingly responsible for their retirement savings. Because retirement plan participants' portfolio allocation is constrained by the available funds ...
Selection of non-regular fractional factorial designs when some two-factor interactions are important
(2008)
Introduction: Non-regular two-level fractional factorial designs, such as Placket-Burman designs, are becoming popular choices in many areas of scientific investigation due to their run size economy and flexibility. The ...
The Association between sensation seeking and well-being among college-attending emerging adults
(2013)
Sensation seeking is a known risk factor for unsafe and reckless behavior among college students, but its association with well-being is unknown. Given that exploration plays an important psychosocial role during the ...
Research in brief : using mobile phones to collect daily experience data from college undergraduates
(2010)
This research brief describes our recent efforts collecting daily experience data from college undergraduates at a large midwestern U.S. university through mobile phone text messaging. By daily experience data, we mean ...
Source of information and projected household investment portfolio performance
(2016)
Using modern information economics as the conceptual framework and data from the 2013 Survey of Consumer Finances, this study adopts a decomposition technique to explore the relationship between the primary information ...
Not there yet
(2011)
In the April 2011 issue of Investment Advisor, we featured an article asking "Does the Federal Government have a future in annuities?" The article described a plan put forth by professors Terrance Odean at the University ...