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Understanding Information Sharing Among Equity Analysts, An-Ping Lin, Smu Office Of Research Nov 2023

Understanding Information Sharing Among Equity Analysts, An-Ping Lin, Smu Office Of Research

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While analysts are known to be experts of the industries they cover, there is a lack ofevidence about how information is shared about the industries they do not cover. SMU Assistant Professor of Accounting Lin An-Ping and his collaborators used the interdependence between an analyst’s covered industry and their colleagues’ covered industries to measure the extent of cross-industry information sharing among analysts.


The "Dark Side" Of Digital Product Upgrades, Liang Chen, Smu Office Of Research Jul 2023

The "Dark Side" Of Digital Product Upgrades, Liang Chen, Smu Office Of Research

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Companies can constantly release improved products to capture value from digital innovations, but there is a ‘dark side’ to doing so. A study by SMU Associate Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship Chen Liang and his co-researchers argues that while product upgrades are intended to capture value, they can also impose learning costs on customers, potentially destroying the value.