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Real options and strategic investment decisions : can they be of use to scholars ?

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  • Charlotte Krychowski

    (IMT-BS - MMS - Département Management, Marketing et Stratégie - TEM - Télécom Ecole de Management - IMT - Institut Mines-Télécom [Paris] - IMT-BS - Institut Mines-Télécom Business School - IMT - Institut Mines-Télécom [Paris], GREGH - Groupement de Recherche et d'Etudes en Gestion à HEC - HEC Paris - Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)

  • Bertrand V. Quelin

    (GREGH - Groupement de Recherche et d'Etudes en Gestion à HEC - HEC Paris - Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)

Abstract

Real options (RO) analysis has been of growing interest to the academic community as a promising approach to supporting investment decisions under uncertainty. In this article we examine an applied investment decision in the telecommunications industry to highlight the main benefits associated with using real options. The paper then discusses the theoretical issues raised by real options. Specifically, we examine two research streams to explain how real options contributes to a theoretical understanding of strategic management, and to better understand the gap between theory and practice of real options. Finally, we lay out an agenda for future research.

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  • Charlotte Krychowski & Bertrand V. Quelin, 2010. "Real options and strategic investment decisions : can they be of use to scholars ?," Post-Print hal-00517195, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:hal-00517195
    DOI: 10.5465/amp.24.2.65
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    1. Julie Byrne & Margaret Hurley & Rowena A. Pecchenino, 2019. "Real options? Labor contracts in an uncertain world," Business Economics, Palgrave Macmillan;National Association for Business Economics, vol. 54(1), pages 16-24, January.
    2. Ahlers, Oliver & Hack, Andreas & Kellermanns, Franz W., 2014. "“Stepping into the buyers’ shoes”: Looking at the value of family firms through the eyes of private equity investors," Journal of Family Business Strategy, Elsevier, vol. 5(4), pages 384-396.
    3. Kuo-Jung Lee, 2019. "The effects of social responsibility on company value: a real options perspective of Taiwan companies," Economic Research-Ekonomska Istraživanja, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 32(1), pages 3835-3852, January.
    4. Favato, Giampiero & Vecchiato, Riccardo, 2017. "Embedding real options in scenario planning: A new methodological approach," Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Elsevier, vol. 124(C), pages 135-149.
    5. Morreale, Azzurra & Robba, Serena & Lo Nigro, Giovanna & Roma, Paolo, 2017. "A real options game of alliance timing decisions in biopharmaceutical research and development," European Journal of Operational Research, Elsevier, vol. 261(3), pages 1189-1202.
    6. Anubha Srivastava & Manjula Shastri, 2020. "A Study of Black–Scholes Model’s Applicability in Indian Capital Markets," Paradigm, , vol. 24(1), pages 73-92, June.
    7. Han Smit & Enrico Pennings & Sjoerd Bekkum, 2017. "Real options and institutions," Journal of International Business Studies, Palgrave Macmillan;Academy of International Business, vol. 48(5), pages 620-644, July.
    8. Pivorienė Agnė, 2017. "Real Options and Discounted Cash Flow Analysis to Assess Strategic Investment Projects," Economics and Business, Sciendo, vol. 30(1), pages 91-101, April.
    9. Amare, Dagninet & Darr, Dietrich, 2020. "Agroforestry adoption as a systems concept: A review," Forest Policy and Economics, Elsevier, vol. 120(C).
    10. Riccardo Vecchiato & Giampiero Favato & Francesco di Maddaloni & Hang Do, 2020. "Foresight, cognition, and long‐term performance: Insights from the automotive industry and opportunities for future research," Futures & Foresight Science, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 2(1), March.
    11. Rowena A Pecchenino & Margaret Hurley & Julie Byrne, 2017. "Real Options? Labour Contracts for an Uncertain World," Economics Department Working Paper Series n283-17.pdf, Department of Economics, National University of Ireland - Maynooth.
    12. Vecchiato, Riccardo, 2020. "Analogical reasoning, cognition, and the response to technological change: Lessons from mobile communication," Research Policy, Elsevier, vol. 49(5).

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