Brian Rogers, Thomas Palfrey, Jacob Goeree, Social Learning with Private and Common Values, Economic Theory, 2006. (Journal Article)
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Ian A Cooper, Kjell G. Nyborg, The value of tax shields IS equal to the present value of tax shields, Journal of Financial Economics, Vol. 81 (1), 2006. (Journal Article)
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René Algesheimer, Florian von Wangenheim, A network based approach to customer equity management, Journal of Relationship Marketing, 2006. (Journal Article)
The customer equity concept has attracted substantial interest from academics and practitioners during the last years. While direct drivers of customer equity such as customer transactions, cross- and up-buying behavior have been well understood and researched, indirect effects, and in particular social network effects have been ignored, although it is well known that brand community influence, word of mouth communication and other social effects are powerful influencers of buying behavior and should thus not be ignored in customer management. Thus, we propose that the customer equity perspective should evolve into a customer network equity perspective. In the following, we develop and present a theoretical framework for extending current thinking on customer equity towards the network perspective. In particular, we derive, based on the social network literature, characteristics that are likely to be powerful predictors of a customer's network value. We make propositions for future research and highlight practical implications. |
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René Algesheimer, Mark Heitman, Andreas Herrmann, Hajo Riesenbeck, An approach to profit-maximizing product design on the basis of the platform concept, The International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management, Vol. 23 (7), 2006. (Journal Article)
Quality function deployment (QFD) has had considerable success in terms of its implementation in companies. It has also been the subject of many studies in recent years. It seems, however, that there are some shortcomings in the research on this subject and in particular the lack of an adequate conceptual framework suitable for empirical research. The purpose of this paper is to address this issue. This study proposes and elaborates a model which examines QFD in relation to three dimensions of performance: improvement of product quality, reduction in costs for R&D, shorter R&D time. The model is empirically tested on data gathered on a stratified random sample of manufacturing plants through the application of valid and reliable measures. The model is tested using structural equation modeling. The results show three distinct paths of direct influence which lead, respectively, to superior economic performance. The empirical study has shown that the success of a QFD project is mainly influenced by motivated employees in the QFD project team. A comprehensive technical support for the QFD project is also a crucial key success factor. The strict organization of the QFD project is of minor, however still remarkable importance for the success. |
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Josef Zweimüller, Reto Föllmi, Income Distribution and Demand-Induced Innovations, Review of Economic Studies, 2006. (Journal Article)
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Peter Zweifel, The Economics of Long-Term Care, Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Volkswirtschaft und Statistik / Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics, 2006. (Journal Article)
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Jean-Charles Rochet, Antoine Bommier, Risk aversion and planning horizons, Journal of the European Economic Association, Vol. 4 (4), 2006. (Journal Article)
A number of empirical studies seem to reject the additive separability of preferences that is assumed in most theoretical models of the life cycle. We show that, when additive separability is abandoned and interactions between consumptions at different dates are taken into account, an interesting relation emerges between risk aversion and length of the planning horizon. Specifically, we show that when consumptions at different dates are specific substitutes, risk aversion increases with horizon length. This may explain the surprising empirical finding that individuals seem to increase the share of wealth held in risky assets as they become older. (JEL: D11, D91, G11) |
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Flemming Ruud, Katerina Sommer, ENTERPRISE RISK MANAGEMENT. Das COSO ERM Framework, Schweizer Treuhänder, 2006. (Journal Article)
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Steven Davis, Paul Willen, Felix Kübler, Borrowing Costs and the Demand for Equity over the Life Cycle, Review of Economics and Statistics, Vol. 88 (2 (06)), 2006. (Journal Article)
We construct a life cycle model that delivers realistic behavior for both equity holdings and borrowing. The key model ingredient is a wedge between the cost of borrowing and the risk-free investment return. Borrowing can either raise or lower equity demand, depending on the cost of borrowing. A borrowing rate equal to the expected return on equity-which we show roughly matches the data-minimizes the demand for equity. Alternative models with no borrowing or limited borrowing at the risk-free rate cannot simultaneously fit empirical evidence on borrowing and equity holdings. Copyright Copyright by the President and Fellows of Harvard College and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. |
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Yoram Barzel, Michel Habib, D Bruce Johnsen, Prevention Is Better than Cure: The Role of IPO Syndicates in Precluding Information Acquisition, Journal of Business, Vol. 79 (6), 2006. (Journal Article)
We treat information acquisition by potential investors in initial public offerings as endogenous. With endogenous information, the critical question is why underwriters would allow investors to spend resources acquiring superior information intended solely to effect a wealth transfer. We show that an investment banking syndicate is an institutional arrangement designed to avoid such a transfer. By inviting rival banks to share in the offering, a managing underwriter ensures they have a strong incentive to remain ignorant. We characterize the resulting outcome as one of symmetric ignorance. The desire to maintain symmetric ignorance is consistent with the observed passivity of nonmanaging syndicate participants. |
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Paolo Vanini, Fabio Trojani, Markus Leippold, Equilibrium impact of value-at-risk regulation, Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, Vol. 30, 2006. (Journal Article)
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Kai Becker, David Seidl, Organisations as distinction generating and processing systems. Niklas Luhmann's contribution to Organisation Studies, Organization, 2006. (Journal Article)
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Andreas Grütter, Helmut Max Dietl, Martin Lutzenberger, Governance, Innovation, and Strategies in Deregulated Postal Markets, Zeitschrift für Betriebswirtschaft ZfB, 2006. (Journal Article)
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Ulrike Stefani, Dieter Pfaff, Verrechnungspreise in der Unternehmenspraxis : eine Bestandsaufnahme zu Zwecken und Methoden, Controlling, Zeitschrift für erfolgsorientierte Unternehmenssteuerung, 2006. (Journal Article)
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Andreas Herrmann, Frank Huber, René Algesheimer, Torsten Tomczak, An empirical study of quality function deployment on company performance, The International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management, Vol. 23 (4), 2006. (Journal Article)
Quality function deployment (QFD) has had considerable success in terms of its implementation in companies. It has also been the subject of many studies in recent years. It seems, however, that there are some shortcomings in the research on this subject and in particular the lack of an adequate conceptual framework suitable for empirical research. The purpose of this paper is to address this issue. This study proposes and elaborates a model which examines QFD in relation to three dimensions of performance: improvement of product quality, reduction in costs for R&D, shorter R&D time. The model is empirically tested on data gathered on a stratified random sample of manufacturing plants through the application of valid and reliable measures. The model is tested using structural equation modeling.The results show three distinct paths of direct influence which lead, respectively, to
superior economic performance. The empirical study has shown that the success of a QFD project is mainly influenced by motivated employees in the QFD project team. A comprehensive technical support for the QFD project is also a crucial key success factor. The strict organization of the QFD project is of minor, however still remarkable importance for the success. |
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Ernst Fehr, Alvaro Pascual-Leone, Konrad Meyer, V. Treyer, Daria Knoch, Diminishing Reciprocal Fairness by Disrupting Right Prefrontal Cortex, Science, 2006. (Journal Article)
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Dominic Rohner, Beach holiday in Bali or East Timor? Why conflict can lead to under- and overexploitation of natural resources, Economics Letters, 2006. (Journal Article)
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Hansrudi Lenz, Manuela Möller, Abschlussprüfer und Börseneinführungspublizität: Die Qualität der Anhangsberichterstattung in Emissionsprospekten nach HGB, IAS und US-GAAP im Vergleich, ZfbF Schmalenbachs Zeitschrift für betriebswirtschaftliche Forschung, 2006. (Journal Article)
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Peter Zweifel, Auftrag und Grenzen der Sozialen Krankenversicherung. (With English summary.), Perspektiven der Wirtschaftspolitik, 2006. (Journal Article)
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Thorsten Hens, Klaus Reiner Schenk-Hoppe, Markets Do Not Select for a Liquidity Preference as Behavior Towards Risk, Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, Vol. 30 (2), 2006. (Journal Article)
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