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Housing market dynamics with delays in the construction sector
(Elsevier, 2014-12)Housing supply is subject to several types of delays. On average, it takes 6 months to get approved for a residential building permit and another 2–4 quarters to complete a construction project. We present a simple two-sector ... -
Consumer participation in the design and realization stages of production: how self-production shapes consumer evaluations and relationship to products
(Elsevier, 2014-12)Psychological responses of consumers to specific stages of self-production activities are investigated in four studies. Findings reveal that consumer participation in the realization stage (physical production) enhances ... -
An intersectionality framework for transformative services research
(Informa Group Company, 2015)The authors introduce the theory of intersectionality which refers to the interactivity of social identities such as race, class, and gender in shaping individuals’ experiences. Intersectionality is explored using cases ... -
Using simulated experience to make sense of big data
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)Simulated experience can help companies communicate data analysis results to decision makers. Analysts' conclusions have been found to be different from what decision makers understand. Meanwhile, complex statistical ... -
Conceptualizing a research paradigm for multi-objective modelling in supply chain management
(Wiley, 2015)The primary objective of this paper is to offer a particular research paradigm framework that takes into consideration ontological, epistemological, methodological and axiological assumptions for a more meaningful and ... -
CEO overconfidence, reit investment activity and performance
(Wiley, 2015)This is the first article to study the effects of overconfidence on trading activity and performance in real estate. The article looks at Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs), as their investments and divestments can be ... -
Predictability of emerging market local currency bond risk premia
(Taylor & Francis, 2015)This article investigates the source of predictability of emerging market (EM) local currency bond risk premia by using a dynamic factor approach based on a large panel of economic and financial time series. We find strong ... -
Cooperating with technologically (dis)similar alliance partners: the influence of the technology life cycle and the impact on innovative and market performance
(Taylor & Francis, 2015)In this paper, we investigate the cooperative relationships of innovating firms with (dis)similar partners during the technology life cycle. We test the impact of such cooperative relationships on the innovative and market ... -
Gender-specific preferences in global performance management - an empirical study of male and female leaders in a multinational context
(Wiley, 2015-01)This study investigates gender-specific preferences in one important human resource management (HRM) practice—namely, global performance management (GPM). GPM has major consequences for the career advancement of women and ... -
Marketing an IPO issuer in early stages of the IPO process
(Springer Science+Business Media, 2015-01)Successful marketing of an IPO issuer depends on the issuer’s attractiveness to early stage stakeholders such as underwriters and institutional investors. However, there is limited research on how these stakeholders evaluate ... -
Online intermediary as a channel for selling quality-differentiated services
(Wiley, 2015-02)When deciding whether to utilize an online intermediary in addition to their own distribution channels, quality differentiated service providers face the trade-off between the benefit of extended reach and the threat of ... -
Interlocks and firm performance: The role of uncertainty in the directorate interlock-performance relationship
(Wiley, 2015-02)We examine how uncertainty influences the performance effects of directorate interlocks. Our study offers a new perspective of directorate interlocks as mechanisms that enable firms to improve performance when confronted ... -
Do mutual funds herd in industries?
(Elsevier, 2015-03)This study examines whether mutual funds herd in industries and the extent to which such herding impacts industry valuations. Using two herding measures proposed by Lakonishok et al. (1992) and Sias (2004) we document that ... -
The productivity gap: Monetary policy, the subprime boom, and the post-2001 productivity surge
(Elsevier, 2015-03)It is widely believed that, in the wake of the dot.com crash, the Fed kept the federal funds target rate too low for too long, inadvertently contributing to the subprime boom. We attribute this and other Fed departures ... -
Cross-efficiency in DEA: a maximum resonated appreciative model
(Elsevier, 2015-03)The occurrence of multiple optimal solutions is an important and interesting issue in data envelopment analysis (DEA), for it allows flexibility to estimate the optimal cross-efficiencies of all decision making units (DMUs). ... -
The impact of policy decisions on global liquidity during the recent financial crisis
(Wiley, 2015-03)The collapse of the recent housing price bubble precipitated the 2007–2008 financial crisis and caused international funding liquidity to dry up. We investigate how economic policies undertaken by the Federal Reserve and ... -
Designing and implementing a real estate appraisal system: the case of Québec Province, Canada
(Elsevier, 2015-03)Real estate appraisal is of great importance to several socio-economic stakeholders for different reasons and justifications: local governments and municipalities for taxation purposes; banks for mortgage and other credit ... -
The geography of funding markets and limits to arbitrage
(Society for Financial Studies, 2015-04)We use the relative pricing of pairs of emerging market (EM) sovereign bonds issued in both dollars and euros to study capital markets frictions during periods of financial distress. During the 2007–2008 crisis, we find ... -
Fooled by experience
(Harvard Business Publishing, 2015-05)We interpret the past—what we’ve experienced and what we’ve been told—to chart a course for the future. It seems like a reasonable approach, but it could be a mistake. The problem is that we view the past through filters ... -
Tactical inventory planning at alcatel-lucent’s repair and exchange services
(Informs, 2015-05-01)Alcatel-Lucent, a major telecommunications equipment manufacturer, provides equipment, solutions, and services to customers worldwide. Post-sales support services are a growing business segment for the company, and require ...
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