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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"Business administration--Dissertations, Academic"”.
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Three Studies Examining Nonprofessional Investors' Decision Making
This dissertation consists of three studies exploring nonprofessional investors' decision making. Technological advancements witnessed by the capital markets in recent years have caused significant changes to the dissemination and use of information, particularly by nonprofessional investors. Among …
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The Pricing And Performance Of Convertible Preferred Stock Offerings Following Issuance
… following issuance. It is the first major academic study that identifies significant abnormal performance of corporate contingent claims following issuance. The research utilizes both option-based contingent claims valuation models and econometric techniques to investigate the sources of …
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Essays on Marketing Strategies in the Context of Interdependent Consumption
This dissertation consists of two essays in which I study the impact of two interdependent consumer behaviors, fairness concerns and exclusivity seeking, on a companys marketing strategies and profits specifically in a context where it tries to expand its clientele with the objective of generating …
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Peering Into The Future: Three Essays on the Nascent Phenomenon of Collaborative Consumption
… consumption phenomenon for individuals, businesses and society. To accomplish this goal, a research approach at three levels of analysis is used to explore how market institutions and consumer practices negotiate a social order that combines the social domain of peers with the economic …
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The effectiveness of contracting bursary students to the Department of Health (KwaZulu-Natal) as a specialist skills retention strategy
Thesis (Masters in Business Administration)-Business Studies Unit, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa, 2006
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Essays on Sales Force Career Incentives
This dissertation uses game theoretic models in a principal-agent framework to study how firms optimally manage long term career related incentives for their sales people. When sales people put sales effort they face incentives not only from short term incentives like commissions and bonuses but …
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The Effects of Facial Cues on Consumer Judgment and Decision-Making
This dissertation investigates the roles of facial cues in consumer behavior. Specifically, the research examines the effect of facial structural resemblance, facial expressions, and other perceptual cues—in both individual and group settings—on consumer judgment and decision-making. Essay 1 …