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Two Timing Work And Home, The Relationship Of Individual Values With Boundary Permeability Preference And Boundary Permeability Behavior, Faezeh Amirkamali
Two Timing Work And Home, The Relationship Of Individual Values With Boundary Permeability Preference And Boundary Permeability Behavior, Faezeh Amirkamali
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Boundary theory (Ashforth et al., 2000, Clark, 2000; Nippert-Eng, 1996) discusses how individuals build, keep, arrange, and cross the boundaries around work and family domains. However, the process through which people manage boundaries in work and home domains is not well-understood. In this study, I focused on boundary permeability as the key factor that explains how boundaries differ on the integration-segmentation continuum and investigated how people manage the boundaries of home and work domains. I proposed that individual values including achievement, hedonism, stimulation, and tradition are directly and indirectly associated with work-to-home and home-to-work permeability preference through work role identity …
The Role Of Time Horizons In Shaping The Antecedents And Consequences Of Hedge Fund Activism, Anna Obedkova
The Role Of Time Horizons In Shaping The Antecedents And Consequences Of Hedge Fund Activism, Anna Obedkova
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While the general stream of shareholder activism literature examines the antecedents and consequences of hedge fund activism, this dissertation investigates this phenomenon from a different angle. I examine the impact of time-related antecedents on the choice of campaigns initiated by hedge fund activists and the consequences of such interventions. To be specific, I study the impact of the shareholder mix, i.e. long-term (dedicated) vs. short-term (transient) ownership, and firm investment horizon on the choice of two most common hedge fund demands: governance changes and business strategy-related changes. Building on prior research, I argue that governance changes are associated with long-term …