Managerial Decision-Making

Behavioral Corporate Finance: A Survey ArXiv ID: ssrn-1294473 “View on arXiv” Authors: Unknown Abstract Research in behavioral corporate finance takes two distinct approaches. The first emphasizes that investors are less than fully rational. It views managerial fi Keywords: behavioral finance, corporate finance, irrational investors, managerial decision-making, agency theory, Corporate Equity Complexity vs Empirical Score Math Complexity: 2.0/10 Empirical Rigor: 1.5/10 Quadrant: Philosophers Why: The paper is a survey of theoretical models and empirical challenges in behavioral corporate finance, with no original mathematical derivations or backtesting, relying instead on conceptual frameworks and literature review. flowchart TD A["Research Goal: Investigate how behavioral biases affect corporate financial decisions"] --> B{"Methodology: Literature Review & Theoretical Framework"} B --> C["Data: Empirical studies on market anomalies & managerial actions"] C --> D["Process: Analyze Investor Irrationality & Managerial Decision-Making"] D --> E["Outcomes: Integrated Model of Behavioral Corporate Finance"] E --> F["Key Findings: Biases influence equity issuance, M&A, & CEO compensation"]

Behavioral Corporate Finance: A Survey ArXiv ID: ssrn-612064 “View on arXiv” Authors: Unknown Abstract Research in behavioral corporate finance takes two distinct approaches. The first emphasizes that investors are less than fully rational. It views managerial fi Keywords: behavioral finance, corporate finance, irrational investors, managerial decision-making, agency theory, Corporate Equity Complexity vs Empirical Score Math Complexity: 3.0/10 Empirical Rigor: 4.0/10 Quadrant: Philosophers Why: The paper is a theoretical survey of behavioral corporate finance, discussing models of investor and manager irrationality with conceptual frameworks rather than dense mathematical derivations, and while it references empirical challenges and evidence, it does not present new backtests or implementation-heavy data analysis. flowchart TD A["Research Goal:<br/>Understand biases in corporate finance"] --> B["Data/Inputs:<br/>Capital structure, equity issuance,<br/>compensation data"] B --> C["Methodology Step 1:<br/>Investor Irrationality Approach"] B --> D["Methodology Step 2:<br/>Managerial Bias Approach"] C --> E{"Computational Process:<br/>Analyze market mispricing<br/>and timing effects"} D --> E E --> F["Key Findings/Outcomes:<br/>Market timing & biased<br/>corporate decisions"]

Behavioral CorporateFinance: A Survey ArXiv ID: ssrn-602902 “View on arXiv” Authors: Unknown Abstract Research in behavioral corporate finance takes two distinct approaches. The first emphasizes that investors are less than fully rational. It views managerial fi Keywords: behavioral finance, corporate finance, irrational investors, managerial decision-making, agency theory, Corporate Equity Complexity vs Empirical Score Math Complexity: 4.0/10 Empirical Rigor: 2.0/10 Quadrant: Philosophers Why: The paper is a survey of theoretical models and empirical challenges in behavioral corporate finance, featuring conceptual frameworks and literature review rather than dense mathematical derivations or new backtested strategies. Empirical evidence is discussed but not presented with implementation-heavy data or quantitative results. flowchart TD A["Research Goal:<br>Understand Behavioral Biases in<br>Corporate Finance Decisions"] --> B{"Key Methodologies"} B --> C["Investor-Level Analysis<br>(Less than Fully Rational)"] B --> D["Manager-Level Analysis<br>(Psychological Biases)"] C --> E["Data/Inputs:<br>Market Anomalies<br>Pricing Errors"] D --> F["Data/Inputs:<br>Financial Statements<br>Corporate Events"] E --> G["Computational Process:<br>Market Efficiency Tests<br>Asset Pricing Models"] F --> H["Computational Process:<br>Agency Theory Models<br>Decision Frameworks"] G --> I["Key Findings:<br>Investor irrationality drives<br>market mispricing"] H --> J["Key Findings:<br>Managerial biases affect<br>capital structure & M&A"] I --> K{"Outcome:<br>Integrated Behavioral<br>Corporate Finance Framework"} J --> K