Research
Linkedin, Quantitative Analysis to Examine Members’ Behavior and Motivations
Social media is one of the most popular Internet activities nowadays, and not surprisingly, it is at the core of business strategies. One cannot measure the popularity of a social media platform only by the size of its member base but, more importantly, by the number of active users. The higher the number of active users in a social media platform, the higher the potential for future growth and the opportunities to monetize their services. Social media platforms should, therefore, make every effort to encourage more users to be active.
Business Ethics, Coding, Compliance and Practices: Examining Findings of Old Secondary Data Analysis and Comparing Them with Current Trends
Abstract- This study examines the research’s findings done by Value-Based Management.net, which is a management portal specifically aimed to provide the information needed by senior executives who are interested in value creation, managing for value, and valuation. This study focuses on tracing whether business ethics coding, compliance, and practices have been adequate over the past decade. It also elaborates on the impact of financial dilemmas during the beginning of the new millennium in the United States until this current time. It monitors the efforts spent by different levels of management to comply with existing codes of ethics to prevent any business misconduct in their organizations.
How Likely Does Technology Affect Small-Investors Herding Behavior and Their Level of Confidence?
Technology around us continues to evolve and influence our lives whether we realize it or not. The evolution of technology has enabled people to do more than ever from the comfort of their location with a cell phone signal connected to a smartphone or laptop. Landline phones have become mobile phones for people to communicate anywhere in the world with a cellular signal. Smartphones act as mini computers connected to the internet with the growing number of applications from developers. The speed and computing power of these devices have enabled people to incorporate these devices into their lifestyles. Understanding if these technologies increase or decrease trader’s tendency towards the herding behavior and how it affects their level of confidence is important because it could ultimately affect their trading behaviors. Smallinvestors are at potential risk because as technology changes, so can the way small-investors trade stocks. Technologies have the ability to influence human behavior in positive or negative way. This study explores the influence of technology on small-investors’ herding behaviors and level of confidence by using a 17 questions survey distributed online and in person.
