We examine the performance of mutual funds under side-by-side (SBS) management with hedge funds from a new perspective. Using SEC filings to identify advisory firms engaged in SBS management, we find that mutual fund performance is affected by an advisory firm’s path to SBS management (i.e.,...

In industries with perishable goods dynamic pricing schemes are often used and many models have been proposed to maximize seller’s revenues. These models are based on a range of assumptions about how customers make buying decisions. Some assume that customers are myopic and are not forward...

Industry competition is one of the critical determinants of innovation strategy of the firm. Since the seminal contribution of Schumpeter, a large body of literature investigated the impacts of industry competition on innovation strategy by mainly focusing on R&D investment. This paper adds to...

In this study we investigate the effects of social considerations on the investment behavior of mutual fund managers. We propose a measure of investments in corporate social responsibility (CSR) by fund managers that captures the level of a manager's tendency to invest in firms that engage in...

We examine the incentives that motivate management firms to simultaneously manage mutual funds and hedge funds. By identifying side-by-side management at both the management firm level and the manager level, we find that mutual fund management firms use side-by-side management to retain their...

We examine the way a fraudulent firm's pre‐ and postmisconduct corporate social responsibility engagement is associated with its stock performance to investigate the reputational role of corporate social responsibility (CSR). In the short term, firms with good CSR performance suffer smaller...