Index

Investment Behaviour

ISBN: 978-1-78756-280-6, eISBN: 978-1-78756-279-0

Publication date: 16 July 2018

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Sarkar, A.K. and Sahu, T.N. (2018), "Index", Investment Behaviour, Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 163-171. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-78756-279-020181008

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INDEX

Academic qualification of individual investor
, 117

Accounting information
, 50, 54

factor
, 50–51

and risk aversion
, 47

Actual investment
, 1, 42

Affect (Aff)
, 16, 72, 102, 123, 128

awareness
, 93

component
, 16, 140

Affect infusion model (AIM)
, 31–32

Age

effect on prospects bias and herding bias
, 138

relationship with components of prospects bias
, 133

Analysis and findings of study
, 83

awareness and investment behaviour
, 135

awareness findings
, 86–95

demographic factor findings
, 83–85

demographic factors and investment behaviour
, 132–135

findings of effect of demographic factors, awareness and perceived risk attitude
, 128–131

findings of relationship between variables
, 116–127

interpretation of key findings
, 131–132

investment behaviour findings
, 104–116

perceived risk attitude and investment behaviour
, 136

perceived risk attitude findings
, 95–104

reliability test findings
, 86

Analysis of variance (ANOVA)
, 45–46

Analysts
, 73

capital market
, 38

financial
, 18

stock
, 14

Analytic hierarchy process (AHP)
, 48

Analytic network process (ANP)
, 35

Anchoring
, 17–18, 34, 44–45, 46, 47, 62, 73, 106, 118, 122–124, 126, 132–135, 138

bias
, 37

distribution of sample respondents on basis of
, 107

Annual income (Ay)
, 70, 128, 133, 138

on heuristics bias
, 118

of individual investors
, 117

Arbitrage-free pricing (AFP)
, 26

Ashanti Goldfields Corporation (AGC)
, 21–22

Assets
, 3

Athens Stock Exchange (ASE)
, 26

Attention-based decision-making
, 24

Attention-grabbing

characteristics
, 24

events
, 25

Availability bias
, 17, 18, 73, 118, 119, 122–123, 124, 126, 132–135, 138

distribution of sample respondents
, 108–109

Aware investor
, 13–14, 87

Awareness
, 3–4, 13–15, 49, 51, 55, 57, 58–59, 62, 67–68, 79, 81, 83, 86, 135, 138–139, 141–142

association with investment behaviour and
, 118

association with investment behaviour component and
, 124, 125

effect findings on investment behaviour
, 128–130

findings
, 86

findings of factor analysis
, 93–95

findings of graphical representation of total responses
, 86–92

of individual investor
, 117

investor
, 50, 59, 86

summary
, 138–139

See also Financial awareness (Fia)

Behavioural biases
, 45, 56

Behavioural finance
, 2–3, 5–6, 21, 26, 34, 36, 38, 48, 56, 61, 63, 75, 79, 142

Behavioural processes
, 5–6

Bond market excess returns
, 39–40

Capital

appreciation
, 1

market
, 1–3

stocks
, 1

Charitable organisation
, 3

‘Classic’
, 51

Cognition (Cog)
, 16–17, 72

component
, 16, 102, 123, 139–140

Colombo Stock Exchange
, 46

Communication
, 69, 70

Companies’ customer preference
, 76, 112, 123, 134

Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA)
, 43, 79

Consultancy organisations
, 5–6

Conventional financial theory
, 4

Corporate governance factors
, 52

Corporate social responsibility (CSR)
, 52

Correlation analysis
, 53

Correlation coefficient
, 80–81, 137

analysis
, 135

findings of relationship between variables by using
, 116–127

Cronbach’s α
, 86, 141–142

method
, 61

test
, 78

value
, 86

Cross-Sectional Absolute Deviation approach (CSAD approach)
, 34

Cross-sectional standard deviation (CSSD)
, 43

Cultural factors
, 26, 35

Data
, 67

description of selected variables
, 70–77

sample design
, 67–69

selection of variables
, 69–70

sources
, 77

study period
, 77

Debentures
, 2

Decision-making

factors
, 52

principles
, 3

process
, 19, 21, 37–38, 51

Decision-making trial and evaluation laboratory (DEMATEL)
, 35

Demographic factor(s)
, 3–5, 9–13, 32–33, 45, 54, 56, 59, 62, 65, 67, 70–71, 81, 132–135

association with and investment behaviour component
, 119, 120, 121, 122

association with investment behaviour and
, 117

effect
, 4, 19–20, 128–131, 141

findings
, 83–85

summary
, 137–138

Dependent variable
, 6, 65, 80–81, 131

Descriptive statistics
, 139

through graphical presentation
, 78

result
, 137, 138–139

Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE)
, 41, 43

Diversification of portfolio management for optimisation
, 19, 75

Dividend-paying investment
, 10

Earning factors
, 52

Econometric tests used in study
, 78

correlation coefficient
, 80

Cronbach’s α test
, 78–79

descriptive statistics through graphical presentation
, 78

factor analysis
, 79–80

probit regression model
, 80–81

sample size calculation
, 78

Economic behaviour
, 15, 29–30

Economic growth and development
, 1–2

Economic investment
, 1, 2

Economist
, 1

Economy
, 1–2, 23

economy-related factors
, 38

economy/market sector
, 38

Education (Edu)
, 10, 11, 70

effect on heuristics bias
, 118, 133

Eigen value
, 79, 93

Emotions
, 16, 71–72

Evaluation, factor
, 51

Experience (Exp)
, 70–71, 128, 138

on heuristics bias
, 122, 133

of individual investor
, 117

Exploratory factor analysis (EFA)
, 79

Factor analysis
, 79–80, 141–142

of awareness
, 94–95

findings
, 93–95, 102–104

of perceived risk attitude
, 103

Factor loadings
, 79

Financial

characteristics
, 60

instruments
, 2

investment
, 1, 2

literacy
, 12

risk
, 72

Financial awareness (Fia)
, 14, 25–26, 35–36, 71, 79, 81, 93–95, 124, 129, 135, 139

on different biases of investment behaviour
, 128

effect on markets bias and herding bias
, 135

on heuristics bias
, 123

See also Awareness

Firm sector
, 38

Foreign institutional investors (FIIs)
, 29, 63

Foreign investors
, 22, 28

Friend/co-worker recommendation factor
, 51

Gambler’s fallacy
, 17–19, 34, 37, 47, 74, 108–109, 135, 138, 139

Genetic variation
, 31

Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE)
, 21–22, 27–28

Goods and services
, 1, 39

Graphical representation

descriptive statistics through
, 78

findings of total responses
, 86–92, 95–102

Great Internet Stock Bubble
, 22

Grievance redressal agencies
, 51

Guwahati Stock Exchange
, 56–57

Hedge funds
, 3

Herding (Hrd)
, 37, 76–77

attitude
, 45

behaviour
, 29

effect in financial market
, 19–20

factor
, 47, 62

investors
, 76

Herding bias
, 17, 20, 72, 76–77, 115–118, 128–130, 133–136, 138–142

annual income
, 118

effects of demographic factors, awareness and perceived risk attitude
, 132

experience
, 122

financial awareness
, 123

objective
, 122

social learning
, 123

See also Market bias (Mkt)

Heuristic processes
, 34

Heuristics bias (Heu)
, 17, 47, 65, 69, 72–73, 116–118, 122, 128, 130, 133, 134, 136, 140–141

annual income affecting
, 138

cognition component of perceived risk attitude
, 123

education
, 133

education effect
, 118

effects of demographic factors, awareness and perceived risk attitude
, 129

experience
, 133

financial awareness
, 123

objective of making investment
, 135

social learning effect
, 139

See also Market bias (Mkt)

High-income investors
, 10

High-tax-rate investors
, 10, 134

Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange (HOSE)
, 36–37

Image-building factors
, 52

Income
, 1, 10

income-producing investments
, 10

Independent variables
, 6

Indian context, studies in
, 49

behavioural factors
, 64

correlation analysis
, 53

financial characteristics
, 60

MIP
, 58

NSE
, 63

psychological factors and behavioural biases
, 56

risk and demographic factors
, 54

social relevance and image
, 50–51

socio-economic factors
, 59

socio-economic profile of stock market investors
, 55

SPSS
, 57

stock market
, 62

stock selection decision
, 52

See also International context, studies in

Indian stock market
, 21

Individual development function
, 10

Individual investors
, 4, 23–24

Individual/retail investors
, 2–3

Industry sector
, 38

Industry-related factors
, 38, 52

Institutional investor
, 3, 25

Insurance policies
, 2

Intelligence test (IQ test)
, 34

Interest-paying investment
, 10

Internal consistency test
, 86

International context, studies in
, 21

AHP
, 48

ANOVA
, 45–46

ASE
, 26

attention-grabbing characteristics
, 24

behavioural factors
, 47

Colombo Stock Exchange
, 46

CSAD approach
, 34

CSSD
, 43

decision-making process
, 37–38

DEMATEL
, 35

demographic factors
, 32–33

DSE
, 41

equilibrium firm-level stock returns
, 23

genetic variation
, 31

Great Internet Stock Bubble
, 22

GSE
, 21–22, 27–28

herding behaviour
, 29

HOSE
, 36–37

individual investors’ behaviour
, 40

multiplier effect
, 30

real per capita PPP-adjusted GDP growth
, 39

risk-seeking investors
, 33

social learning
, 25–26

SPSS
, 28

stock exchanges of Pakistan
, 44

Tehran Stock Exchange
, 38

See also Indian context, studies in

Investment
, 1, 85

decision
, 12, 142

decision-making process
, 26, 34

information
, 49–50

making objective
, 133–134, 135, 138

Investment behaviour
, 3, 17–20, 21, 72–77, 132–136, 142

association with awareness and
, 118

association with awareness and component
, 124, 125

association with demographic factors and
, 117

association with demographic factors and component
, 119, 120, 121, 122

association with perceived risk attitude and
, 118

association with perceived risk attitude and component
, 126, 127

findings
, 104–116

findings of effect of demographic factors, awareness and perceived risk attitude
, 128–130

research gap
, 65

studies in international context
, 21–48

studies in Indian context
, 49–64

Investment objective (Obj)
, 71

Investor(s)
, 3, 9, 18–19, 23, 67–68, 73, 76, 141, 143

awareness
, 50

education and investment decision
, 50

psychology
, 34

risk tolerance levels and perceptions
, 141

sentiment
, 22

Islamabad Stock Exchange
, 44

Kaiser-Meyer Olkin Measure of Sampling Adequacy (KMO)
, 42, 79, 93, 102

Karachi Stock Exchange
, 44

Kenyan Stock Market
, 44

Lahore Stock Exchange
, 44

Liquidity
, 12

‘Logical’ cognitive assessment
, 16

Loss aversion
, 19, 34, 45–48, 62, 74, 109–110, 117–118, 120, 123, 124, 126, 132–134, 138, 143

Market(s)
, 37

factor
, 47, 52, 62, 75–76

information
, 75

market-related factors
, 38

Market bias (Mkt)
, 17, 19, 72, 74, 117, 128, 133, 134, 138–141

age
, 132

annual income
, 118

cognition component of perceived risk attitude
, 123

effects of demographic factors, awareness and perceived risk attitude
, 131

experience
, 122

financial awareness
, 123

herding bias
, 134

objective
, 122

social learning
, 123

See also Heuristics bias (Heu)

Mental accounting
, 19, 34, 45, 47, 74

Momentum investors
, 75

Monthly Income Plan (MIP)
, 58

Mood maintenance hypothesis (MMH)
, 31–32

‘Multiplier’ effect
, 2, 15, 30

Multistage sampling
, 69

Multivariate analysis
, 61

Mutual fund
, 3

investors
, 58

units
, 2

Nairobi Stock Exchange
, 44, 46

National Stock Exchange (NSE)
, 63

Non-probability sampling
, 65

Non-rational investors
, 22

Non-tradable assets
, 3

Objective
, 128, 140, 143

of individual investor
, 117

of making investment
, 122, 133, 138

Occupation (Occ)
, 10, 12, 70, 128, 133, 138

on heuristics bias
, 118

of individual investor
, 117

Opportunity loss risk
, 17, 72

Over/under reaction
, 75, 134

Overconfidence
, 17–18, 22–23, 34, 37, 46–47, 62, 73

Overinvestment
, 12, 71

Past trends of stocks
, 19, 75–76, 111–112, 135–136, 139

Peer effects
, 14–15, 71

Pension fund
, 3

Perceived risk attitude
, 3–5, 15–17, 19–20, 70, 71–72, 77–79, 81, 95, 123, 136, 141–143

affect component
, 140

association with investment behaviour and
, 118

association with investment behaviour component and
, 126, 127

cognition component
, 140

Cronbach’s α value
, 86

effect findings on investment behaviour
, 128–131

effects on herding bias of investment behaviour
, 132

effects on markets bias of investment behaviour
, 131

factor analysis findings
, 102–104

graphical representation findings of total responses
, 95–102

of individual investor
, 117

summary
, 139–140

Policy recommendation
, 142–143

Positioning factors
, 52

Price changes
, 19, 47, 74–75, 110, 123, 133, 135

Pricing process
, 11

Primary data
, 48, 56–57, 61–62, 77, 137, 141

Principal component analysis (PCA)
, 79

Principal component method
, 61

Probit regression analysis
, 134, 138, 139, 140

Probit regression model
, 80–81, 83, 128–131, 137

Prospect (Pros)
, 37, 74

factor
, 47

Prospects bias
, 17, 72, 74, 128–130, 133–134, 138, 141

annual income
, 118

cognition component of perceived risk attitude
, 123

financial awareness
, 123

objective
, 117, 122

Psychological
, 64

factors
, 56

foundation of human behaviour
, 140, 142

principles
, 3

processes
, 23

variables
, 63–64

Questionnaires
, 67–68

Raosoft programme
, 78, 81

Rational trading strategies
, 23

Real estate
, 3

Real per capita PPP-adjusted GDP growth
, 39

Regression
, 81

analysis and factor analysis
, 51

linear
, 30

probit regression model
, 81

Regret aversion
, 19, 34, 37, 46, 47, 74, 118, 120, 123, 124, 126, 133–135, 138, 139, 143

age relationship with
, 117

distribution of sample respondents
, 109

Reliability test findings
, 86

Representativeness
, 17–19, 34, 45, 73, 104, 118, 119, 123, 124, 126, 133–134, 135, 138, 139

annual income affecting relationship with
, 133

distribution of sample respondents
, 104

Research, reference of stock investment behaviour
, 5–6

Research design and methodology
, 67

data
, 67–77

research methodology
, 78

scheme of investigation
, 81

statistical and econometric tests used in study
, 78–81

Retail investors
, 1–2, 13, 41, 52, 63–64

Risk
, 1, 30

aversion
, 19

factor
, 50

risk-seeking investors
, 33

‘Rules of thumb’
, 9, 15, 17, 72–73, 135

Sample design
, 67–69

Sample respondent distribution
, 87–92, 96–102, 104–116

of age
, 83

of annual income of
, 85

of experience
, 85

of level of education
, 84

of objective
, 85

of occupation
, 84

Sample respondents
, 83, 87, 95, 104

Sample size
, 69

calculation
, 78

neglect
, 18

Shares, investment in financial instruments
, 2

‘Sociable’ communities
, 15, 29–30

Social learning (Sol)
, 14–15, 25–26, 71, 79, 81, 93–95, 122–125, 128, 135, 139

factors
, 93

Social relevance and image factor
, 50–51

Socio-demographic variables
, 30

Socio-economic

characteristics
, 13

factors
, 59

profile of stock market investors
, 55

Statistical analysis
, 61

Statistical package for social sciences (SPSS)
, 28

Statistical tests used in study
, 78

correlation coefficient
, 80

Cronbach’s α test
, 79

descriptive statistics through graphical presentation
, 78

factor analysis
, 79–80

probit regression model
, 81

sample size calculation
, 78–79

Stock

analysis
, 29

performance
, 50–51

portfolio
, 23

Stock broker influence
, 51

Stock market
, 3–4, 49

efficiency
, 28

excess returns
, 39

investment behaviour in
, 21

participation
, 15, 29–30

research gap
, 65

studies in international context
, 21–48

studies in Indian context
, 49–64

Structural equation modelling (SEM)
, 12

Structured products, non-tradable assets
, 3

Tax-deferred assets
, 10, 70, 134

Tax-sheltered assets
, 10, 70, 134

Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE)
, 34, 38

Time
, 55

attributes
, 1

time-varying individual and community characteristics
, 15

Total responses, findings of graphical representation of
, 86–92, 95–102

Total variance
, 79–80, 102

Traditional economic theory
, 4

Unaware investor
, 13–14, 71

Underlying stocks fundamentals
, 75–76, 113–114, 118, 133, 136

Variables, findings of relationship between
, 116

association between awareness and investment behaviour
, 118

association between awareness and investment behaviour component
, 124, 125

association between demographic factors and investment behaviour
, 117

association between demographic factors and investment behaviour component
, 119, 120, 121, 122

association between perceived risk attitude and investment behaviour
, 118

association between perceived risk attitude and investment behaviour component
, 126, 127

Variables selection
, 69–70

demographic factors
, 70–71

description
, 70

investment behaviour
, 72–77

perceived risk attitude
, 71–72

‘Word-of-mouth’ interpretation
, 15, 29–30