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Stock returns in mergers and acquisitions

Erwan Morellec

This paper develops a real options framework to analyze the behavior of stock returns in mergers and acquisitions. In this framework, the timing and terms of takeovers are endogenous and result from value-maximizing decisions. The implications of the model ...

2008

Agency conflicts and risk management

Erwan Morellec

This paper analyzes the relation between agency conflicts and risk management. In contrast to previous contributions, our analysis incorporates not only stockholder-debtholder conflicts but also manager – stockholder conflicts. We show that the costs of bo ...

2007

Satisfying Customer Preferences via Mass Customization and Mass Production

Ralf Seifert

Two operational formats namely mass customization and mass production can be implemented to satisfy customer preference-based demand. The mass customization system consists of two stages: the initial build-to-stock phase and the final customize-to-order ph ...

2006

Integrating Direct and Indirect Sales Channels Under Decentralized Decision Making

Ralf Seifert

Many manufacturers have started to use virtual stores as a direct distribution channel in addition to their existing indirect retail channels. These companies must now decide how to integrate these channels. The alternatives are to operate dedicated distri ...

2006

Essays on Corporate Governance

Rüdiger Fahlenbrach

This dissertation comprises two essays oncorporate governance. The second essay, "Founder-CEOs and Stock MarketPerformance," compares the stock market performance of firms headed byfounder-CEO firms with successor-CEO firms. Eleven percent of the largest U ...

University of Illinois2005

Multi-Criteria Optimization of a District Cogeneration Plant Integrating a Solid Oxide Fuel Cell - Gas Turbine Combined Cycle, Heat Pumps and Chillers

Daniel Favrat, Meinrad Bürer

A simultaneous optimization of the design and operation of a district heating, cooling and power generation plant supplying a small stock of residential buildings has been undertaken with regards to cost and CO?2 emissions. The simulation of the plant cons ...

2003

Dynamic scheduling of a multi-items production operating on a make-to-stock basis

Max-Olivier Hongler, Fabrice Dusonchet

The concept of priority indices defined to discuss the Restless Bandit Problem (RBP) furnish a relevant approximative framework to approach the optimal scheduling of a multi-products make-to-stock production when no setup cost and/or time are incurred. The ...

2001

Implementing statistical criteria to select return forecasting models: What do we learn?

Statistical model selection criteria provide an informed choice of the model with best external (i.e., out-of-sample) validity. Therefore they guard against overfitting ("data snooping"). We implement several model selection criteria in order to verify rec ...

1999