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Historical Perspectives In Volatility Forecasting Methods With Machine Learning, Zhiang Qiu, Clemens Kownatzki, Fabien Scalzo, Eun Sang Cha
Historical Perspectives In Volatility Forecasting Methods With Machine Learning, Zhiang Qiu, Clemens Kownatzki, Fabien Scalzo, Eun Sang Cha
Seaver College Research And Scholarly Achievement Symposium
Volatility forecasting in the financial market plays a pivotal role across a spectrum of disciplines, such as risk management, option pricing, and market making. However, volatility forecasting is challenging because volatility can only be estimated, and different factors influence volatility, ranging from macroeconomic indicators to investor sentiments. While recent works suggest advances in machine learning and artificial intelligence for volatility forecasting, a comprehensive benchmark of current statistical and learning-based methods for such purposes is lacking. Thus, this paper aims to provide a comprehensive survey of the historical evolution of volatility forecasting with a comparative benchmark of key landmark models. We …
Mindset, Virtue Signaling And Volunteering, Corinne Novell, Steven Bauer, Alice Labban, Yingfan Zhu
Mindset, Virtue Signaling And Volunteering, Corinne Novell, Steven Bauer, Alice Labban, Yingfan Zhu
Seaver College Research And Scholarly Achievement Symposium
Virtue signaling, or publicly showing off one’s good character or actions to others, has been studied in many contexts. This research expands on previous work and focuses on investigating the impact of fixed vs. growth mindsets on virtue signaling in a volunteering context. Mindsets, in the context of this research, are the beliefs people hold about the consistency of human’s personality as well as their moral characteristics. We hypothesize that given the different goal orientations of people with growth vs. fixed mindsets, the impact of obligatory virtue signaling on volunteer behavior will be stronger among people with a growth (vs. …
The Role Of Politics And Corruption In The Rise Of The African Firm, Wedu Ketema, Howard Jean-Denis
The Role Of Politics And Corruption In The Rise Of The African Firm, Wedu Ketema, Howard Jean-Denis
Seaver College Research And Scholarly Achievement Symposium
Many African businesses lag in financial performance compared to the performance of companies in the West. Despite this, the continent’s economic output has continued to rise considerably in the past two decades, but many of these economic achievements have been discredited. Despite the West’s view of Africa as a continent unprepared for economic growth due to simmering conflict, threats of terror, and other barriers to business, African business has continued to boom. Over the past two decades, Africa has made massive strides to “catch up to the West.” In fact, according to experts, many countries in Africa have experienced what …
Traits And Trends Of Social Entrepreneurship/ Innovation Leaders, Heet Ghodasara, Juanie Walker
Traits And Trends Of Social Entrepreneurship/ Innovation Leaders, Heet Ghodasara, Juanie Walker
Seaver College Research And Scholarly Achievement Symposium
The purpose of this study was to examine qualifications, characteristics, successes and motivations among leading social entrepreneurs in not-for-profit or for-profit organizations. Based on an interview guide developed by Dr. Juanie Walker and Heet Ghodasara, Ghodasara conducted interviews with 20 leaders of social entrepreneurship/innovation strategically located in Washington, D.C. Thematic analysis of interview transcripts revealed traits of successful organizations and individuals supported by provocative quotes. Themes of successful organizations include system disruptions, mutual investment, broad network and founder obsolescence. Individual themes include traits such as self efficacy, humility, grit and perseverance as well as imperatives to Get Dirty but Clean …
Cultural Diversity In Student Ministry Leadership, Steven Zhou
Cultural Diversity In Student Ministry Leadership, Steven Zhou
Seaver College Research And Scholarly Achievement Symposium
In an attempt to contribute to how ministries and Christian academia is addressing issues of diversity, I am conducting a study to analyze correlations between ethnicity and styles/values of leadership. The goal is to uncover whether or not a particular ethnicity generally prefers one style of leadership over another. Past research on the subject has already seen that, in the business world, certain practices work better than others. For example, those from an Asian culture are more likely to prefer formality and authority as opposed to the collaborative and relationship-oriented style of leadership found in America. I will contribute to …
Consumer Confidence And The Performance Of The Hospitality Industry In Business Cycles, Shane W. Harjes, Levon Goukasian
Consumer Confidence And The Performance Of The Hospitality Industry In Business Cycles, Shane W. Harjes, Levon Goukasian
Seaver College Research And Scholarly Achievement Symposium
The purpose of this research is to examine if consumer confidence plays a role in explaining the financial performance of firms in the hospitality industry. Previous research has shown that consumer confidence has predictive power in forecasting future changes in household spending, and personal consumption growth in the US. Our findings are derived from regression analysis using the Fama-French Five Factor Model, which captures all variations of expected market returns. In order to adequately capture significant findings, we separated abnormal returns into pre-recessionary, recessionary, and post-recessionary time periods. From these findings, we will be able to determine with some certainty …
Central Nervous System Strategy For Roche Pharmaceuticals, Kali A. Jelen
Central Nervous System Strategy For Roche Pharmaceuticals, Kali A. Jelen
Seaver College Research And Scholarly Achievement Symposium
Roche is the fifth largest pharmaceutical and biotechnology company in the world with $52B in sales during 2013 and 4.9% market share in the pharmaceutical industry. Its main competitors include Novartis, Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson, Sanofi, Merck & Co., and GlaxoSmithKline. Roche’s mission is to develop treatments for medical needs that have gone unmet and to create more efficient treatment options through cutting edge research. The Central Nervous System market segment makes up 19.6% of total industry sales and includes products treating such ailments as depression, epilepsy, psychosis, and Alzheimer’s disease. Though historically Roche has been a market leader in …
Pharmaceutical Industry Analysis, External Environment, And Technological Assessment For The Development Of An Acquisition Strategy (Novavax), Jessica Freitas, Miluska Mogrovejo
Pharmaceutical Industry Analysis, External Environment, And Technological Assessment For The Development Of An Acquisition Strategy (Novavax), Jessica Freitas, Miluska Mogrovejo
Seaver College Research And Scholarly Achievement Symposium
At the end of 2012, Merck’s Net Sales totaled $47.27 B. The company’s Total Global Pharmaceutical Industry’s Share of Market (SOM) is about 4.3%, making it the seventh largest in the industry as of 2012. Merck’s biggest competitors include, Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer Inc., Novartis AG, Bayer AG, Roche Holding Ltd, and Sanofi. In order for Merck to maintain its U.S. and Global Market Share, sustain competitive advantage against its competitors, and maximize its Shareholder Wealth, it must assess its Environmental Threats and Opportunities. Merck greatest Threats are Competition, especially from generic products that devalue Merck’s brand drugs that lose …
Prostitution As A Business, Steven Zhou
Prostitution As A Business, Steven Zhou
Seaver College Research And Scholarly Achievement Symposium
This presentation is based on a book project providing an interdisciplinary introduction to the topic of prostitution. Steven Zhou will present on prostitution as a business enterprise, describing the social stigmatization of sex work as well as how prostitution functions as an industry involving entrepreneurial risks and rewards, stakeholders, a market structure, and occupational hazards.
Innovative Biotechnology Approach To Treating Central Nervous System Diseases, Amanda Miller
Innovative Biotechnology Approach To Treating Central Nervous System Diseases, Amanda Miller
Seaver College Research And Scholarly Achievement Symposium
The Biotechnology Industry is a relatively young industry that saw revenues of $400B in 2012. While the industry is beginning to reach maturity and has seen decelerating growth rates in recent years, the industry is certainly not in decline. Despite slowing down, the industry growth rates have remained relatively stable over the last ten years with 13% growth in 2003 and only decreasing to 9% in 2012. The Biotechnology Industry works in conjunction with the trillion dollar Pharmaceutical Industry to develop drugs to supplement human needs. Instead of focusing on chemical processes, Biotechnology utilizes living organisms and modifies their molecular …
The Acquisition Of Sm Energy As A Proposed Strategy Of Growth For Chevron Corporation, Lindsay G. Gardner
The Acquisition Of Sm Energy As A Proposed Strategy Of Growth For Chevron Corporation, Lindsay G. Gardner
Seaver College Research And Scholarly Achievement Symposium
The Energy Industry is worth $7.5 Trillion. As traditional sources of energy production become more costly to obtain due to scarcity of natural resources and a volatile international political climate, it is imperative that the United States be able to self-sufficiently produce sustainable energy. Chevron Corp. is a global company in the Energy Industry with Net Sales of $230.09 B and a market share of 3.60% in 2012. Extensive analysis of the External Industry Environment and a Company Assessment lead to the formation of the acquisition of SM Energy as a proposed strategy for Chevron Corp. growth. The acquisition would …