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Managerial “irrationality” in financial decision making
C.V. Helliar, D.M. Power, C.D. SinclairThis paper examines managerial attitudes to risk in the UK to see whether managers are apparently “irrational” and focus on simple heuristics rather than concentrating on…
Use dividends to signal or not: an examination of the UK dividend pay out patterns
Chin‐Bun TseWe examine the dividend pay out patterns for all UK listed industrial companies featured in the FTSE All Share Index for the period 1992‐1998. Then we match the pay out patterns…
Alternative financial rationalities in managing corporate failure
Ahmed al Janahi, David WeirMost studies of crisis management and business failure are based on research in western economic situations and assume western institutional patterns and attitudes. These assume…
Loss aversion: a qualitative study in behavioural finance
Christiane Kleinübing Godoi, Rosilene Marcon, Anielson Barbosa daSilvaThe Behavioural Finance contests the modern financial theory statements, specially the rationality conception of the market as well as the agent behaviour. For the Behavioural…
Trustworthiness of investment manager
Djoko WintoroThe relationship between trustees of pension funds and investment managers has been well recognised in invest mentmanagement practice but studies of trust relationship between…
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