Anshen once wrote," We tend to do the things that we know how to do, instead of trying to do
the things that we ought to do."'This criticism can be accurately applied to investment …

How do we incorporate strategy in everything that we do? Can we make our lives and
businesses more meaningful with a practical strategic approach? The authors of this book …

Abstract Computer Based Information Systems (CBIS) have become pervasive in modern
organizations. The MIS literature has always treated IS a support tool rather than a core …

This study provides evidence on motivational and cognitive explanations for financial
analysts'(FAs') optimistic earnings forecasts. The study examines whether (1) positive …

Market efficiency is tested in futures markets by forming portfolios of futures contracts on the
basis of previous price changes. Contracts with extreme positive (negative) price change are …

Prior research indicates that sell-side analysts'(SSAs') earnings forecasts are optimistic (eg
DeChow et al., 2000; Easterwood and Nutt, 1999; Rajan and Servaes, 1997; Stickel, 1992; …

This dissertation simulated spring and fall soybean marketing decisions with historical prices
in order to investigate the economic significance of incorrectly measuring the variance of the …