Strategic investment under uncertainty: A synthesis

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 215, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 639-650

  Chevalier Roignant, Benoît ^a   Flath, Christoph M ^b   Huchzermeier, Arnd ^a   Trigeorgis, Lenos ^c  

^a WHU OTTO BEISHEIM SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT   (Germany)

^b KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS   (Cyprus)

Author keywords

Finance; Investment analysis; Option games; Real options; Strategic investment

Indexed keywords

COMPETING FIRMS; COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE; FIRM HETEROGENEITY; INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATION; INVESTMENT ANALYSIS; INVESTMENT UNDER UNCERTAINTY; OPERATIONAL RESEARCH; OPTION GAMES; REAL OPTIONS; STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS;

COMPETITION; ECONOMICS; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

INVESTMENTS;

EID: 81155159776     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2011.05.038     Document Type: Article

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