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Three essays in decision making
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)
This dissertation is composed of three essays about consumer judgment and decision making. In Essay 1, I develop a novel explanation for the well-known endowment effect - the tendency for owners to value goods more than ...
Essays on individuals and organizations
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010)
This dissertation focuses on the dynamics of innovative industries; specifically how individual choices and actions impact the performance, founding, and death of firms. While most research examining these outcomes focuses ...
Carryover parts and new product reliability
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)
By studying a unique data set from a motor vehicle manufacturer, we find that carryover parts, common parts used in successive generations of multi-generational products, are a major source of quality problems, contrary ...
Riding the dragon : entrepreneurship under market transition
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)
This dissertation focuses on three of the most important questions in entrepreneurship study, namely venture financing, corporate strategy and firm performance. The main thrust of the dissertation is to elaborate the ...
Managing everyday identity challenges at work : stories from a biotech company
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)
Work identity, how we view ourselves in a working capacity, is a central part of who we are and an indispensable element of our lives. Yet, difficult moments frequently occur that challenge our identity as competent and ...
Essays on human capital and financial economics by Jialan Wang.
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010)
This thesis consists of three essays examining issues related to human capital, careers, and financial economics. In the first chapter, I examine how the process of corporate bankruptcy varies by human capital intensity ...
Essays in corporate financing
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1989)
Effectiveness, motives, and diffusion of joint-venture strategies : a study in the information technology sector
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1989)
Effective strategies for oligopolistic games
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1987)
The dynamics of software development project management : an integrative system dynamics perspective
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1984)