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Little Things That Count: A Call For Organizational Research On Microbusinesses, Alice M. Brawley, Cynthia L.S. Pury
Little Things That Count: A Call For Organizational Research On Microbusinesses, Alice M. Brawley, Cynthia L.S. Pury
Management Faculty Publications
The purpose of this Incubator is to encourage organizational researchers to attend to the most common type of business in the United States—the microbusiness. After defining and describing these businesses, we propose research questions on defining and managing performance, organizational citizenship, and work–family conflict in this novel business setting.
Estimating The Cost Of Equity In Emerging Markets: A Case Study, Benoit Boyer, Ralph Lim, Bridget M. Lyons
Estimating The Cost Of Equity In Emerging Markets: A Case Study, Benoit Boyer, Ralph Lim, Bridget M. Lyons
WCBT Faculty Publications
A firm's weighted average cost of capital is an integral component in capital budgeting decisions and in assessment of the firm's enterprise and equity value. Estimation of the cost of equity is a key component in determining the overall cost of capital. The calculation of the cost of equity for U.S. based corporations is relatively straightforward and is most often estimated as a function of the U.S. risk-free rate, the firm's beta value, and an estimate of the average risk premium associated with equity investments compared to risk free assets. Since U.S. financial markets are fairly liquid and reasonably efficient, …
Looking For Trouble: Opportunity Identification In The Entrepreneurship Classroom, Arthur L. Sherwood
Looking For Trouble: Opportunity Identification In The Entrepreneurship Classroom, Arthur L. Sherwood
Management
Opportunity identification is an important skill to develop in our entrepreneurship and innovation students and is often underdeveloped. This exercise begins with a very early stage idea development canvas (dubbed the Big Idea Canvas) and moves to a use of popular press magazines where students identify customers, their pains/gains, dissatisfaction with current solutions and an offering to address the opportunity. Additionally, we add in the chance for students to practice sharing their own skill sets to support upcoming venture team formation. The exercise could work well with any of the popular ‘canvases’ currently in the field including ones we use …