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RatBAS -- A Software Tool for Users of BASIC

Brent D. Weaver, William F. Sharpe
1982

This document describes a program that translates programs written in RatBAS, a modified version of BASIC, to logically equivalent programs in BASIC.

Regulatory Strategies Under Asymmetric Information

David P. Baron
1982

Abstract not available.

Some Factors in New York Stock Exchange Security Returns, 1931-1979

William F. Sharpe
1982

Abstract not available.

Stock Return Seasonalities and the "Tax-Loss Selling" Hypothesis: Analysis of the Arguments and Australian Evidence

Philip Brown, Donald B. Keim, Allan W. Kleidon, Terry A. Marsh
1982

In this study, we extend the discussion of the tax loss selling hypothesis and also examine the month-to-month small firm return premium for a sample of Australian stocks for the period 1958-1981. Although the basic idea behind the tax-loss…

Strategic Goals, Power, and Environmental Perceptions: Correlates of Performance in Volatile Environments (1)

L. J. Bourgeois III
1982

The relationship between environmental volatility and various domain navigation behaviors was studied among top managements of 20 non-diversified firms. The findings suggest that attempts to avoid true environmental uncertainty, to seek high…

Strategy Implementation: Five Approaches to an Elusive Phenomenon

L. J. Bourgeois III, David R. Brodwin
1982

The traditional textbook approach to strategy implementation was to treat “implementation” an activity following “formulation.” Usually, the topic was treated as a question of organization design, where systems and structures were manipulated in…

Strategy Making of Internal Corporate Ventures: Findings on the Interplay of Content and Process

Robert A. Burgelman
1982

This paper describes the genesis of strategy in two internal corporate ventures. The comparison of archival and interview data suggests that content and process are intrinsically intertwined in the early stages of strategy-making. Strategic…

The Taxation of Risky Assets

Jeremy I. Bulow, Lawrence Summers
1982

This paper reconsiders the effects of taxation on risky assets, recognizing the importance of variations in asset prices. We show that earlier analyses which assumed that depreciation rates are constant and that the future price of capital goods…

A Transactions Cost Theory of The Multinational Enterprise

David J. Teece
1982

Abstract not available.

Double Jeopardy: Why Some Women and Minorities Object to Affirmative Action Programs

Gregory Northcraft, Joanne Martin
June1981

There is now strong evidence to suggest that a significant percentage of women and minorities oppose current Affirmative Action policies. This dissatisfaction probably arises from an understanding of the treatment accorded to employees identified…

Achieving Styles in Men and Women: A Model, an Instrument, and Some Findings

Harold J. Leavitt, Alice Handley-Isaksen, Jean Lipman-Blumen
1981

Abstract not available.

Aggregation Issues in Conjoint Analysis

Dick R. Wittink, Lakshmanan Krishnamurthi
1981

In applications of conjoint analysis, results obtained at the individual level have to be aggregated for managerial purposes. For a main-effects part-worth model such aggregation can take place by averaging estimated part worths, averaging…

Applications of a Marketing Communication Research System

Michael L. Ray
1981

Abstract not available.

Appropriable Rents and Quasi Vertical Integration

Kirk Monteverde, David J. Teece
1981

Abstract not available.

Aspects of Monetary and Banking Theory and Moral Hazard

Sudipto Bhattacharya
1981

Abstract not available.

Brand Life Cycle and Dynamic Market Communications Elasticities

Gary M. Erickson, David Bruce Montgomery (1938–2025)
1981

Abstract not available.

Commercial Use of Conjoint Analysis: A Survey

Philippe Cattin, Dick R. Wittink
1981

Abstract not available.

Common Stock Returns and Rating Changes: A Methodological Comparison

Paul A. Griffin, Antonio Z. Sanvicente
1981

This paper examines the adjustments in a firms common stock price during the eleven months before and during the month of announcement of a bond rating change. Based on several different measures of abnormal security return, the findings are…

Communication Research Guidelines for Corporate Communication

Michael L. Ray
1981

Abstract not available.