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The Determinants of Credit Spread Changes.
- Journal of Finance
, 2001
"... ABSTRACT Using dealer's quotes and transactions prices on straight industrial bonds, we investigate the determinants of credit spread changes. Variables that should in theory determine credit spread changes have rather limited explanatory power. Further, the residuals from this regression are ..."
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, Stanton, and Whitelaw (1997), who find that a 3-factor model explains over 90 percent of Ginnie Mae yields, but that the remaining variation apparently cannot be explained by the changes in the yield curve. 2 In contrast, our multiple-factor model explains only about one-quarter of the variation in credit
Behavioral theories and the neurophysiology of reward,
- Annu. Rev. Psychol.
, 2006
"... ■ Abstract The functions of rewards are based primarily on their effects on behavior and are less directly governed by the physics and chemistry of input events as in sensory systems. Therefore, the investigation of neural mechanisms underlying reward functions requires behavioral theories that can ..."
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an additional means to investigate the kinds of information contained in the representations evoked by CSs. Time apparently plays a major role in behavioral learning, as demonstrated by the unblocking effects of temporal variations of reinforcement The uncertainty of reward is a major factor for generating
Self-determination and persistence in a real-life setting: Toward a motivational model of high school dropout.
- Journal of Personality and Social Psychology,
, 1997
"... The purpose of this study was to propose and test a motivational model of high school dropout. The model posits that teachers, parents, and the school administration's behaviors toward students influence students' perceptions of competence and autonomy. The less autonomy supportive the so ..."
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Manpower and Immigration, 1990) and in the United States A survey of research on high school dropout reveals that one factor in a student's decision to drop out of school may be motivation (see Preparation of this article was facilitated through a grant and a doctoral fellowship from the Social
Whom You Know Matters: Venture Capital Networks and Investment Performance,
- Journal of Finance
, 2007
"... Abstract Many financial markets are characterized by strong relationships and networks, rather than arm's-length, spot-market transactions. We examine the performance consequences of this organizational choice in the context of relationships established when VCs syndicate portfolio company inv ..."
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in their clout, investment opportunity sets, access to information, etc. In this study, we ask whether these differences help explain the cross-section of VC investment performance. We focus on the co-investment networks that VC syndication gives rise to, and leave the other two main networks VCs use (involving
UTR-CTOE: A New Paradigm Explaining CAATs Adoption Prachitee Ramhit
"... Computer assisted audit techniques (CAATs) are audit technologies that allow auditors to perform their audit work efficiently and effectively. However, little is known about CAATs adoption process by audit firms. Therefore, this paper adapts the technology readiness theory (TRI), the unified theory ..."
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the need for computer assisted audit techniques (CAATs) to allow auditors to be able to perform their review and monitor tasks effectively, as well as, to play key roles in the process of innovation in those businesses more generally. Problem Background Nowadays, as many businesses at present use
Bringing Context and Variability Back in to Causal Analysis Bringing Context and Variability Back in to Causal Analysis A New Methodology of Causal Graphs
"... The methodology of causal analysis in the social sciences is often divided into two ideal type research scenarios: experimental social science and observational social science. For experimental social science, the researcher can manipulate the cause of interest. The most common research design is o ..."
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¤ects or to the context in which the experiment is conducted. 1 For observational social science, the analyst cannot manipulate the cause through intervention because some process outside of the analyst's control determines the pattern of causal exposure. To develop causal assertions, the analyst must adopt a model
Cultural Biases in Economic Exchange",
, 2004
"... Abstract How much do cultural biases affect economic exchange? We try to answer this question by using the relative trust European citizens have for citizens of other countries. First, we document that this trust is affected not only by objective characteristics of the country being trusted, but al ..."
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, and the commonality in religion and in ethnic origin), which are also the drivers of stereotypes. Since these factors are unlikely to have been driven by recent trade or investment flows, we can exclude the reverse causality question. In fact, to be sure, we drop the wars during the last 200 years, the ones
A Business Ethics Perspective on Sarbanes-Oxley and the Organizational Sentencing Guidelines
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"... This Article assesses the ability of Sarbanes-Oxley and other recent changes in the law and stock exchange listing requirements to reduce the incidence of fraud and to increase the reporting of financial misconduct. It begins by examining the individual decision-makers within a corporation and anal ..."
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widely tested theory from the field of social psychology. It is a parsimonious model but has significant power in explaining variations in intentions. The simplicity of the model also makes it useful for understanding and explaining the various studies that have been conducted on ethical behavior
Effects of Task Autonomy on Performance: An Extended Model Considering Motivational, Informational, and Structural Mechanisms,
- Journal of Applied Psychology,
, 2004
"... A model explaining the relationship between task autonomy and performance is proposed that incorporates 3 different causal mechanisms. The performance benefits of task autonomy may be realized by increased motivation (motivational mechanisms), by capitalization of information asymmetries (informati ..."
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, there is empirical support for the relationship between task autonomy and performance We believe it would be beneficial to develop a comprehensive model of the causal linkages between individual task autonomy and performance and to explore multiple mechanisms or processes that explain how task autonomy influences
The process chain for peptidomic biomarker discovery. Dis
- Markers
, 2006
"... Abstract. Over the last few years the interest in diagnostic markers for specific diseases has increased continuously. It is expected that they not only improve a patient's medical treatment but also contribute to accelerating the process of drug development. This demand for new biomarkers is ..."
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. The risk factors for a disease might be defined genetically, but the development of a diseased state mostly does not involve changes in the genome itself. Changes occur usually downstream in regulatory processes like gene expression, protein synthesis and processing The new possibilities of mass
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