2014 - Peking University HSBC Business School(PHBS)

Acquisition Experience, Attribution Bias, and Organizational Learning

A firm’s acquisition experience is expected to affect the outcome of its subsequent acquisitions

Lisa Lin, Hong Kong University of Science & Technology

Friday, October 10, 2014 | 2:00pm – 3:30pm | Room 335, HSBC Business School Building

Keywords: Acquisition Experience, Learning, Attribution

Height and Income Attraction: An Online Dating Field Experiment

Many desirable traits: income, education, and health, are correlated with height However, most studies of marriage or dating do not control for height and these other qualities simultaneously

David Ong, PHBS

Tuesday, September 30, 2014 | 12:30pm-1:30pm | Room 237, HSBC Business School Building

Keywords: Height and Income Attraction: An Online Dating Field Experiment

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Leadership Vacillation as a Pattern of CEO Succession

CEO succession is a vital organizational decision because organizational strategy is a reflection of the experiences of a firm’s top leader, which is determined by successor choice

James Yen, PHBS

Tuesday, September 23, 2014 | 12:30 pm | Room 237, HSBC Business School Building

Keywords: CEO succession

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Property Rights Protection and Investment: an Event Study from China

This paper examines the link between the protection of property rights and investment activity We explore the new land-title granting scheme implemented by the Shenzhen government as an exogenous shock that increases property rights protection

Miao Meng, University of Oxford

Thursday, September 18, 2014 | 2:00pm - 3:30pm | Room 335, HSBC Business School Building

Keywords: Property Rights Protection and Investment: an Event Study from China

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Education attraction:An Online Dating Field Experiment

Becker s theory of the family predicts that couples will match on education because of the possibility of shared public goods

David Ong, PHBS

Tuesday, September 16, 2014 | 12:30pm | Room 237, HSBC Business School Building

Keywords: Education attraction:An online dating field experiment

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Dynamic Stochastic Inventory Management with Reference Price Effects

We analyze a periodic review stochastic inventory model in which demand depends on not only the current selling price but also a memory-based reference price

Peng Hu, Huazhong University of Science and technology

Wednesday, September 17, 2014 | 2:00pm-3:30pm | Room 335, HSBC Business School Building

Keywords: Marketing pricing, Policies, Inventory production, Stochastic

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The Science of Money

We will discuss three aspects of the application of scientific methods to finance: (1) Investment (2) Derivatives (3) Risk Management

Steven Kou, National University of Singapore

Thursday, September 4, 2014 | 3:20pm – 4:40pm | Room 335, HSBC Business School Building

Keywords: The Science of Money

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Does Dividend Policy Drive Earnings Smoothing?

This paper examines the earnings smoothing behavior of dividend-paying firms We show that dividend-paying firms engage in more earnings smoothing than non-payers through both real activities and accrual choices

Nan Liu, Indiana University South Bend

Wednesday, June 25, 2014 | 12:30pm - 2:00pm | Room 335, HSBC Business School Building

Keywords: Earnings smoothing, Dividend policy, Real earnings management; Accruals management, Earnings persistence

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Epistemic Game Theory

The epistemic approach to game theory makes how players reason about a game a central feature of the theory

Adam Brandenburger, New York University

Monday, June 23, 2014 | 12:30pm - 2:00pm | Room 335, HSBC Business School Building

Keywords: Epistemics, Game theory

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Harnessing CEO Overconfidence

The literature posits that some CEO overconfidence benefits shareholders, though high levels may not In principle, adequate controls and oversight should harness the benefits of CEO overconfidence and mitigate its costs

Suman Banerjee, Nanyang Technological University in Singapore

Wednesday, June 18, 2014 | 2:00pm - 3:30pm | Room 335, HSBC Business School Building

Keywords: CEO Over-Confidence, Over-investment, Risk-taking, Quality of Investment, SOX, Firm performance

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