Fall 2009

"Do Marketing Questions Matter? Inquiries in Conference Calls and Intra-Day Stock Performance"

Posted: 9/22/2009
Raji Srinivasan
Associate Professor
The Spurgeon Bell Centennial Fellow
Department of Marketing 
McCombs School of Business The University of Texas at Austin
Friday, November 13, 10:30-12:00, 205 Cornell Hall

 Dr. Srinivasan will analyze the consequences of analysts' marketing questions during firm conference calls and the immediate effects on stock volatility. This paper provides insight on two complementary mechanisms by which marketing information is value relevant - information search by analysts rather than information released by the firm's managers and immediate effects on intra-day stock performance.

"Influence of Warm versus Cool Temperatures on Cognitive Performance and Financial Risk-taking"

Posted: 9/15/2009
Amar Cheema, Associate Professor of Commerce
McIntire School of Commerce, University of Virginia
Friday, October 9,  Cornell Hall

Professor Amar Cheema, University of Virginia, will analyze four studies, in which the authors demonstrate that warm versus cool temperatures create a thermal load that makes cognitive decisions more difficult. A pilot study reveals that people who feel warm take longer to complete a cognitive task than people who feel cold.  
 

 

Last Edited: 10/14/2009