Essays about: "Irrational decisions"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the words Irrational decisions.

  1. 1. And the similar shall lead: the role of the affinity bias in the Italian Venture Capital investment decisions

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Marco Parente; [2023]
    Keywords : Venture Capital; Behavioural Finance; Affinity bias;

    Abstract : This paper analyses the role of the affinity bias in the Italian Venture Capital (VC) ecosystem. The background idea is that, when seeking for investment opportunities, VC funds' partners may be subject to psychological biases and unintentionally prioritise founders who share with them cultural and genetic features. READ MORE

  3. 2. Decision-Making Processes for Different Categories of Sport Sponsorship

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för marknadsföring och strategi

    Author : Anna Söderlind; Emma Nilsson; [2014]
    Keywords : Decision-making process; Irrational decisions; Sponsorship; Sport sponsorship;

    Abstract : Sport sponsorship is becoming an increasingly used marketing measure. Companies spend billions of dollars on sponsoring every year and revenues from sponsoring constitute an essential part of the sport associations' and athletes' businesses. Despite this, many aspects of sponsorship are still unexplored. READ MORE

  4. 3. Do Female Directors Limit CEOs' Irrational Decisions A quantitative study from a behavioral point of view

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Olivia Wasniewski; [2011]
    Keywords : behavioural finance; overconfidence; cash flow sensitivity of investment; corporate governance; gender;

    Abstract : Previous studies in behavioral corporate finance have shown that various decisions on company level are affected by different psychological biases of those running the businesses, resulting in irrational corporate behavior. One commonly studied bias is managerial overconfidence, and one effect that it has shown to have is to increase the cash flow sensitivity of investment. READ MORE

  5. 4. Are students acting rational? : A study in Behavioural finance.

    University essay from IHH, Economics, Finance and Statistics

    Author : Madeleine Akbas; [2011]
    Keywords : Behavioural finance; Home bias; Affect heuristic;

    Abstract : Finance taught in schools generally starts with the efficient market hypothesis, which holds the assumptions of rational investors and markets where all information available is reflected. In recent years however, a lot of critique has been given to efficient markets and its assumptions of rationality. READ MORE

  6. 5. Conditional Clauses in GHG Abatement Legislation - An Economic Explanation

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Jesper Bergkvist; [2011]
    Keywords : The American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 The Clean Act ; Conditional Clauses; Conditional Cooperation; Unilateral Cooperation; Reciprocity; Chicken Game; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : The aim of this research is to create an understanding for the motivation to include conditional clauses regarding foreign countries in domestic green house gas (GHG) abatement legislation. In addition I aim to explain how these clauses change the strategic environment, in an interaction with the purpose to reach an international environmental agreement (IEA) to combat global warming. READ MORE