A longstanding objective of managers is to reduce risk to their businesses. The conventional strategy for risk reduction is diversification; however, evidence for the effectiveness of diversification remains inconclusive. According to Organizational Portfolio Analysis, firms are viewed as...

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- About the Editors -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: Disappointment Aversion, Asset Pricing and Measuring Asymmetric Dependence -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 From Skiadas Preferences to Asset Prices -- 1.3 Consistently Measuring Asymmetric Dependence --...