Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the gap between the resources required to build a strong biotechnology ecosystem in Nebraska and the perception of resources currently available within the state for doing so. Design/methodology/approach – Using resource‐based theory...

This paper investigates the historical relationship between inflation rates and asset class returns in order to give perspective on which classes perform best when inflation rates are high. This is important to investors as the monetary base has tripled since July 2008, which may be “sowing...

Executives of many publicly held firms agree to compensation packages that create immense exposure to their employer’s stock. Corporate boards, aspiring to motivate executives to make value-maximizing decisions, often tie an executive’s earnings to stock price performance through stock or...

This paper investigates the historical relationship between inflation rates and asset class returns in order to give perspective on which classes perform best when inflation rates are high. This is important to investors as the monetary base has tripled since July 2008, which may be “sowing...

Modern portfolio theory suggests that undiversified executives would choose to diversify their significant holdings of their firm’s stock if the opportunity was available. Recent work suggests that managerial hedging is more prevalent than in years past as more innovative hedging instruments...