This paper analyzes the relationship between fund flow and fund managers' trading behavior with regard to the disposition effect, which is as the tendency of fund managers cash more winner stocks of portfolio holdings rather than losers. The evidence shows that the disposition effect (DE) exists among professional fund managers and the effect is linearly and negatively correlated with the magni...

Significant work has been initiated on trust in ecommerce settings, but little research has addressed distrust. Because of its connection to the insecurities that are found in risky situations, disposition to distrust is particularly suited to addressing issues of high risk, while disposition to trust is better suited for low risk issues. High risk issues include: a) perceptions that the Web is...

That citizens engage in retrospective voting is widely established in the literature. But to what extent is retrospection affected by the expectations that leaders set in advance? We develop a theoretical framework of how expectation setting affects voters’ retrospective evaluations of incumbent performance. To test the theory, we conduct a series of between-subjects experiments in which we ind...

A. B., 19 years of age, pupil-teacher, of a sensitive and very affectionate disposition, religiously inclined, in ordinary matters and in the conduct of her class showing more than usual ability and self-possession ; has three brothers and three sisters all perfectly healthy, with the exception of an elder sister, who suffers from anaemia. An aunt on the mother's side was subject to hysterical ...

A comprehensive mentoring program includes a variety of components. One of the most important is the ongoing assessment of and feedback to mentors. Scholars need strong active mentors who have the expertise, disposition, motivation, skills, and the ability to accept feedback and to adjust their mentoring style. Assessing the effectiveness of a given mentor is no easy task. Variability in learni...