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Fund-Management Gender Composition: The Impact On Risk And Performance Of Mutual Funds And Hedge Funds, Angela Luongo

Fordham Business Student Research Journal

This paper examines gender differences in fund managers’ risk tolerance and performance. We explore these differences in both the universe of U.S. mutual funds and hedge funds using risk and performance metrics that cover one-year, three-year, and five-year horizons. We find that funds managed by women outperform those managed by men with less risky portfolios. The outperformance persists after adjusting for risk. Overall, the results indicate that female fund managers are severely underrepresented despite their quality performance. A workgroup comprised more equally of male and female managers is likely to lead to greater stability in the financial markets due to …

Exploring The Effectiveness Of Environmentally Sustainable Practices In Municipal Government: A Case Study Of The City Of Knoxville’S Department Of Parks And Recreation, Anthony Michael Brown

Masters Theses

Sustainability practices produce programs and services that meet current needs while preserving the environment and natural resources for the future. City parks and recreation departments are facing budget shortfalls and increasing expectations from customers. Governments are now embracing sustainability practices to create financial savings while also fostering relations with customers.

The purpose of this single case study was twofold: (1) to examine the effectiveness of one city department’s strategies in outsourcing its environmental sustainability program through a performance contract with Ameresco; and (2) to examine the perceptions of key department employees about the effectiveness of the sustainability initiative. A …

Electronic Perceived Service Quality: Results From A Cross-National Study In The Context Of Mobile Internet Services, Pavlos A. Vlachos, George Giaglis, Inseong Lee, Adam Vrechopoulos

Pavlos A Vlachos

Work on how consumers evaluate electronic service quality is both topical and important due to the well-accepted criticality of electronic channels in selling products and services. However, most of the relevant research on electronic research quality is preoccupied with the website Internet context and most of the studies are singlecountry studies, inhibiting conclusions of generalizibility. Theoretically rooted in the Nordic Model of perceived service quality, this exploratory study uses an e-service quality scale to measure mobile Internet service quality in different national settings. Consistent with the available e-service quality literature, results indicate that e-service quality is a second-order factor, with …

Too Much Of A Good Thing: Curvilinear Effects Of Service Evaluation Constructs And The Mediating Role Of Trust, Pavlos A. Vlachos, Katerina Pramatari, Adam Vrechopoulos

Pavlos A Vlachos

PURPOSE OF THIS PAPER. The satisfaction-trust paradigm has been recently criticized regarding its ability to deliver positive consumer behavioral outcomes. This study argues that -amongst others- a reason for this unpleasant situation may be the failure of service managers to account for non-linearities in the satisfaction-trust paradigm. DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH. The setting for this study has been the super-market retail channel. A total of 942 respondents were “intercepted” in supermarket stores, employing a face-to-face personal interviewing method. For the detection of curvilinear effects the study employed the two-step single indicant method of Ping (1998). FINDINGS. We posit consumer trust as an important …

Impacts Of Sustainability: A Multilevel Synthesis And Research Agenda, Pavlos A. Vlachos, Paulina Papastathopoulou, Katerina Pramatari

Pavlos A Vlachos

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Containing Csr Scepticism: A Comparison Of Cause-Related Marketing Quantifiers On Customer Attributions Of Corporate Motives, Pavlos A. Vlachos, Areti Krepapa, Christos Koritos, Kostas Tasoulis

Pavlos A Vlachos

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Formative Versus Reflective Measurement For Multidimensional Constructs, Pavlos A. Vlachos, Aristeidis Theotokis

Pavlos A Vlachos

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Corporate Social Performance And Employees: Construed Perceptions, Attributions And Behavioral Outcomes, Nikolaos Panagopoulos, Adam Rapp, Pavlos A. Vlachos

Pavlos A Vlachos

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Consumer Responses To Sms Advertising: Antecedents And Consequences, Dimitris Drossos, George Giaglis, Pavlos A. Vlachos, Efpraxia Zamani, George Lekakos

Pavlos A Vlachos

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Green Is Good But Is Usability Better? Consumer Reactions To Environmental Initiatives In Web-Based Electronic Services, George Lekakos, Pavlos A. Vlachos, Christos Koritos

Pavlos A Vlachos

No abstract provided.