Finance & Accounting
Celebrity Analyst Influence on the Stock Market
Does the stock market react more strongly to earnings forecasts issued by celebrity analysts?
Researchers: Sarah E. Bonner, Artur Hugon and Beverly Walther
June 5, 2007
Leadership
Do Leaders Matter?
The sudden death of a president can trigger sweeping, unexpected changes in a nation’s economy
Researchers: Benjamin F. Jones and Benjamin A. Olken
June 1, 2007
Marketing
Wal-Mart Supercenter versus the Traditional Supermarket
How can a local grocery store survive?
Researchers: Robert C. Blattberg, Karsten Hansen and Vishal P. Singh
May 2, 2007
Operations
Stair Steps to Heavenly Savings
How to design sales force incentive programs to unlock operational cost savings
Researchers: Milind Sohoni, Sunil Chopra, Usha Mohan and M. Nuri Sendil
May 2, 2007
Policy
Are Healthcare “Report Cards” Good for Patients?
More information may not always be better
Researchers: David Dranove, Daniel Kessler, Mark McClellan and Mark Satterthwaite
May 1, 2007
Whom You Know Matters
The importance of networks in venture capital
Researchers: Yael V Hochberg, Alexander Ljungqvist and Yang Lu
May 1, 2007
Finance & Accounting
Why Do IPO Auctions Fail?
‘Free riders’ and the ‘winner’s curse’ can lead to less-than-desirable outcomes. But some auction features can lend transparency to the traditional IPO approach.
Researchers: Ravi Jagannathan and Ann E. Sherman
May 1, 2007
When What You Know Is Not Enough
Expertise and gender dynamics in task groups
Researchers: Melissa Thomas-Hunt and Katherine W. Phillips
May 1, 2007
Marketing
Advertising Alignment
Using Consumer Goal Orientation to Determine Advertising Format
Researchers: Brian Sternthal and Prashant Malaviya
May 1, 2007
Policy
Savvy Financial Analysts Adapt to Regulation ‘Fair Disclosure’
The 2000 law has pushed analysts to seek independent information - to the benefit of the investors they advise
Researchers: Partha Mohanram and Shyam Sunder
May 1, 2007
Finance & Accounting
Brain Gain
For insight into investor behavior, Kellogg finance professor finds that a journey into the primitive brain pays dividends
Researchers: Camelia Kuhnen and Brian Knutson
April 21, 2007
Can geography affect your bank account?
The role of culture in economic decisions
Researchers: Luigi Guiso, Paola Sapienza and Luigi Zingales
April 20, 2007
Politics & Elections
Majority Rules
Group design influences the information that members share, says David Austen-Smith, who is identifying incentives to speak the truth
Researchers: David Austen-Smith and Timothy Feddersen
April 18, 2007
A Choreographer’s Cues
Jeanne Brett’s research taps into the ‘dance’ of global negotiations
Researchers: Wendi L. Adair and Jeanne M. Brett
April 17, 2007
Marketing
Unsure What to Order?
Decisions are easier when everything is priced the same
Researchers: Alexander Chernev
April 16, 2007
Policy
Healthcare Gets a Check-up
Examining the diseased economics of U.S. healthcare
Researchers: David Dranove
April 15, 2007
Marketing
Mixed Messages
Context is critical to make advertising dollars deliver best return, says Kellogg School marketing scholar
Researchers: Angela Y. Lee and Aparna Labroo
April 14, 2007
Bucks Not a Matter of Luck
Kellogg accounting expert shows top stock analysts have persistent skill
Researchers: Michael B. Mikhail, Beverly Walther and Richard H. Willis
April 13, 2007
