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Institutional ownership and firms’ thrust to compete (2021)
Journal Article
Andreou, P. C., Fiordelisi, F., Harris, T., & Philip, D. (2022). Institutional ownership and firms’ thrust to compete. British Journal of Management, 33(3), 1346-1370. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8551.12496

This article provides evidence on the impact of transient (short-term) institutional investors on a firm’s thrust to compete. A firm’s thrust to compete, as an attribute of corporate culture, captures the relative importance of corporate values that... Read More about Institutional ownership and firms’ thrust to compete.

Measuring firms' market orientation using textual analysis of 10-K filings (2020)
Journal Article
Andreou, P., Harris, T., & Philip, D. (2020). Measuring firms' market orientation using textual analysis of 10-K filings. British Journal of Management, 31(4), 8725-895. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8551.12391

Market‐oriented firms are committed to understanding their customers’ evolving expectations and meeting their needs, while outwitting competitors, to achieve a sustainable competitive advantage and improve performance. This paper develops a measure f... Read More about Measuring firms' market orientation using textual analysis of 10-K filings.

Antecedents of taxpayers’ intentions to engage in tax evasion: evidence from Barbados. (2017)
Journal Article
Alleyne, P., & Harris, T. (2017). Antecedents of taxpayers’ intentions to engage in tax evasion: evidence from Barbados. Journal of Financial Reporting and Accounting, 15(1), 2-21. https://doi.org/10.1108/jfra-12-2015-0107

Purpose Tax evasion has been a major problem for governments around the world, with innovative and ever-changing schemes making the practice increasingly difficult to regulate. In light of this, this study aims to use the extended version of the theo... Read More about Antecedents of taxpayers’ intentions to engage in tax evasion: evidence from Barbados..

Earnings announcements and quoted bid-ask spreads of U.S. Bank Holding Companies. (2016)
Journal Article
Harris, T. (2017). Earnings announcements and quoted bid-ask spreads of U.S. Bank Holding Companies. Finance Research Letters, 20, 223-228. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.frl.2016.10.003

This paper investigates the relationship between earnings announcements and quoted bid-ask spreads of US Bank Holding Companies (BHCs). Using a large sample of daily BHC market data, I hypothesize and find evidence of a positive relation between earn... Read More about Earnings announcements and quoted bid-ask spreads of U.S. Bank Holding Companies..

Modeling believable agents using a descriptive approach. (2015)
Journal Article
Harris, T., & Gittens, C. (2015). Modeling believable agents using a descriptive approach. Biologically Inspired Cognitive Architectures, 14, 10-21. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bica.2015.09.004

The concept of believable agents in game and simulator design has become increasingly important. This is because the improved realism offered by synthetic agents can lead to the increased popularity and prolonged life of electronic games. This paper... Read More about Modeling believable agents using a descriptive approach..

Predicting accounting students’ intentions to engage in software and music piracy (2015)
Journal Article
Alleyne, P., Soleyn, S., & Harris, T. (2015). Predicting accounting students’ intentions to engage in software and music piracy. Journal of Academic Ethics, 13(4), 291-309. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10805-015-9241-7

The purpose of this study is to investigate the salient factors that influence accounting students to engage in software and music piracy. This study uses the theory of reasoned action (TRA) and the theory of planned behavior (TPB), and extends these... Read More about Predicting accounting students’ intentions to engage in software and music piracy.

Managing the "risky" business of patenting in the United States (2014)
Journal Article
Ventose, E., & Harris, T. (2014). Managing the "risky" business of patenting in the United States. European Intellectual Property Review, 36(12), 762-777

Examines US case law illustrating the current uncertainties about the patentability of computer-implemented and business method inventions under the Patent Act 1952 s.101, and considers the implications of this situation for the inventors of systems... Read More about Managing the "risky" business of patenting in the United States.

Credit scoring using the clustered support vector machine (2014)
Journal Article
Harris, T. (2015). Credit scoring using the clustered support vector machine. Expert Systems with Applications, 42(2), 741-750. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2014.08.029

This work investigates the practice of credit scoring and introduces the use of the clustered support vector machine (CSVM) for credit scorecard development. This recently designed algorithm addresses some of the limitations noted in the literature t... Read More about Credit scoring using the clustered support vector machine.