Essays about: "prospect theory"

Showing result 36 - 40 of 85 essays containing the words prospect theory.

  1. 36. Risk Preferences of Management Generations

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Jonas Gier; Anton Witt; [2019]
    Keywords : Risk Preferences; Generation X; Millennials; Generation Z; Risk Attributes; Risk-Taking; Strategic Management; Prospect Theory; Organizational Risk; Decision-making Under Risk; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine the risk preferences of current and future management generations and its implications for strategic management. Methodology: A quantitative research strategy has been chosen in order to fulfil the purpose of this study. READ MORE

  3. 37. Reference Dependent Preference towards Risk : Evidence from the U.S. Professional Golf Tour

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Ström Isak; [2019]
    Keywords : Behavioral Economics; Prospect Theory; Risk Preferences; Beteendeekonomi; Prospect Theory; Riskpreferenser;

    Abstract : The standing debate regarding how preferences should be defined is still evident in research today. Are they invariant to current endowment as a neoclassical practitioner would proclaim, or reference dependent as a behavioural economist would state? This theoretical discrepancy, regarding how preferences should be defined, when agents are experienced at what they do is found by List (2003) to be non-existing. READ MORE

  4. 38. The Economic Impacts of M&A Announcements of Non-Software Acquiring firms & Software Target firms : An Event Study Approach

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för industriell ekonomi

    Author : Vincent Lam; [2019]
    Keywords : Economic Impact; Event Study; Market Efficiency; M A Announcement; Prospect Theory;

    Abstract : Background: Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) are two types of corporate takeover strategy, that is widely used for strengthening and maintaining a firm competitive advantage in both domestic and global markets. Where the common motives behind M&A, is to achieve business expansion through synergy, or to acquire an existing external technology/product outside of a firm's own operational territory. READ MORE

  5. 39. Green spaces in urban environments as a human restoration resource

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

    Author : Anna Bärg; [2019]
    Keywords : restorative environments; pocket parks; green environments; urban environments; Attention Restoration Theory; Stress Recovery Theory; Prospect and Refuge; Arousal theory; territoriality; personal space;

    Abstract : Densification in cities around the world is a trend and the amount of people who is suffering from stress is increasing. It is well known that green environments are good for our health and that they can help to reduce stress. READ MORE

  6. 40. Does the renewable share of total primary energy supply affect the prospect of economic growth? A study of the OECD economies

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Oliver Petersson; Agnes Hedengren; [2019]
    Keywords : Economic growth; Renewable energy; Energy policy; Kuznet curve; Technology diffusion; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This paper navigates the subject of economic growth and energy use, with a focus on environmental sustainability. The aim is to investigate the relationship between the renewable share of total primary energy supply and the GDP per capita growth rate by conducting an empirical study on the OECD member states. READ MORE