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A risk dynamics model of complex system development
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2002)
The development of complex systems is a challenging endeavor which has captured the attentions of scholars and practitioners alike. Throughout the decades, numerous methods have been proposed to help manage such development ...
Three essays in corporate finance
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2002)
The first chapter of this dissertation studies the relationship between firm age and the diversification discount. The second and third chapters analyze how firms use the proceeds of their stock offerings. In particular, ...
Everything old is new again : a fresh look at historical approaches in machine learning
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2002)
This thesis shows that several old, somewhat discredited machine learning techniques are still valuable in the solution of modern, large-scale machine learning problems. We begin by considering Tikhonov regularization, a ...
Geographic dispersion in teams : its history, experience, measurement, and change
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2002)
This thesis begins with the simple argument that geographic dispersion has gone surprisingly unexamined despite its role as the domain-defining construct for geographically dispersed teams (a.k.a. "virtual teams"). The ...
Basic research, applied research and innovation in the semiconductor and pharmaceutical industries
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2000)
The effects of integration and organization on investment decisions and performance : theory and evidence from the pharmaceutical industry
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
This thesis explores different aspects of the effect the organization and the level of vertical integration of an organization have on the investment decisions the firm takes and subsequently the effect of such decisions ...
Tapping into the pulse of the market : essays on marketing implications of information flows
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)
As the Internet continues to penetrate consumer households, online marketing is getting increasingly important for firms. By adapting to online strategies, firms are blessed (or doomed) with a plethora of new business ...
Essays in financial economics
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)
This thesis consists of three essays in financial economics. Chapter 1 is entitled "Inside Debt." Existing theories advocate the use of cash and equity in executive compensation. However, recent empirical studies have ...
Essays on Internet markets and information goods
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
(cont.) provides explanations as to when and how incorporating them into advertising deals can be profitable. We argue that using these pricing models appropriately can give both the publisher and the advertiser proper ...
Behavioral explanation for mispricing of IPO's discretionary current accruals and impact of firm's information environment of information asymmetry
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)
This thesis contains two chapters. Chapter One provides definitive evidence about the effect of discretionary current accruals on the pricing of IPOs. Specifically, I seek to discriminate between two alternative explanations ...