O'Connor's Misfit and the Mystery of Evil," John Desmond examines the actions of the Misfit and determines how morality and religion relate to themes within Southern Literature. Desmond suggests the Misfit's actions are fueled by a desire to understand ethics; as well as a desire to cure his spiritual suffering. Desmond provides examples of the Misfit's anguish, such as the symbolism behind his name, his internalized isolation, and his reaction to simple kindness. Desmond also provides insight into
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Online Reviews: Do Consumers Use Them? Patrali Chatterjee, Rutgers University ABSTRACT The use of the WWW as a venue for voicing opinions, complaints and recommendations on products and firms has been widely reported in the popular media. However little is known how consumers use these reviews and if they subsequently have any influence on evaluations and purchase intentions of products and retailers. This study examines the effect of negative reviews on retailer evaluation and patronage intention
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Journal of Financial Economics 43 (1997) 275-298 Privatization and efficiency: Industry effects of the sale of British Airways Catherine Eckel, Doug Eckel, Vijay SingaP Virginia Pohechuic lrrrliarv (Received ad Apill!?95; Swe Wm. final v&on &c&q. received VA 2UW. July US.4 1996) We analyze the etkt 04 privatization on the performance of British Airways by examining the privatization’s impa on airfares and competitors’ stock priax We find that stodc prim of U.S. annpetil9rs fell
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study of firms in three industries undergoing technological change, that analysts’ recommendations trigger changes in strategic investments during periods of uncertain technological change. We also find that firms that make high investments despite negative analysts’ recommendations announce a higher value of share repurchases, an action that may offset the growing illegitimacy of these increased investments by signaling alignment with shareholders’ interests. Radical technological changes provide a
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ARTICLE IN PRESS Journal of Accounting and Economics 39 (2005) 509–533 www.elsevier.com/locate/jae To blame or not to blame: Analysts’ reactions to external explanations for poor financial performance$ Jan Barton, Molly Mercerà Goizueta Business School, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA Received 3 March 2003; received in revised form 17 March 2005; accepted 4 April 2005 Abstract Managers often provide self-serving disclosures that blame poor financial performance on temporary external
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characterized by symptoms of physical or emotional tension. It is a reaction to a situation where a person feels threatened or anxious. Stress can be positive (e.g., preparing for a wedding) or negative (e.g., dealing with a natural disaster). Sometime after experiencing a traumatic event that is especially frightening including personal or environmental disasters, or being threatened with an assault - people have a strong and lingering stress reaction to the event. Strong emotions, jitters, sadness, or depression
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Journal of Financial Economics 49 (1998) 283—306 Market efficiency, long-term returns, and behavioral finance Eugene F. Fama* Graduate School of Business, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA Received 17 March 1997; received in revised form 3 October 1997 Abstract Market efficiency survives the challenge from the literature on long-term return anomalies. Consistent with the market efficiency hypothesis that the anomalies are chance results, apparent overreaction to information is
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entrepreneurs are optimistic, and if optimism relates to other characgteristics of entrepreneurs. The purpose of this paper is to explore and examine the relationship between entrepreneurial characteristics, optimism, realism, and pessimism. For many years, researchers have identified unique characteristics of entrepreneurs – confidence, independence, being in control, risk taking, creativity, just to name a few. Literature has also discussed
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Harvard University, Boston, MA 02163, USA Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA Received 21 January 2000; received in revised form 31 January 2001 a Abstract We review research from the 1990s that examines the determinants and consequences of accounting choice, structuring our analysis around the three types of market imperfections that influence managers’ choices: agency costs, information asymmetries, and externalities affecting non-contracting parties
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School of Management Blekinge Institute of Technology Determinants of Share Price Movements in Bangladesh: Dividends and Retained Earnings Author Shohrab Hussain Khan Supervisor Mr. Anders Hederstierna Thesis for the degree of MSc. in Business Administration Spring, 2009 Thesis Summary Title: Determinants of Share Price Movements in Bangladesh: Dividends and Retained Earnings Author: Shohrab Hussain Khan Supervisor: Anders Hederstierna Department: School of Management, Blekinge
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