Elton G Mcgoun
Biographic Data
| ID | 4588276 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Elton G Mcgoun |
| GIVEN NAMES | Elton G |
| FAMILY NAME | Mcgoun |
| SIGNATURE | MCGOUN E G |
| AFFILIATIONS | Bucknell University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Crazy 'Bout a Mercury
When we purchase an automobile, we are also acquiring an amorphous but very real image, that is, the statement which the automobile makes about its owner to the public. Such images are forged in popular culture, and Mercury is an automobile brand that had an auspicious post-WWII popular culture debut. In 1948, K.C. Douglas recorded “Mercury Boogie” on a 10-inch 78-RPM, with its memorable line in the chorus “I’m crazy ‘bout a Mercury.” Five years …
From money storage to money store
In the middle of the twentieth century, banks changed from ‘closed’ designs signifying wealth, security, and safety to ‘open’ designs signifying hospitality, honesty, and transparency as the perception of money changed from a passive physical substance to be slowly accumulated to an active notational substance to be kept in motion. If money is saved, customers must trust that the bank is secure and their money will be there when they want it; if …
Bull markets and bull sessions
Frankfurt's (2005. On bullshit. Princeton: Princeton University Press) having given the term ‘bullshit’ philosophical respectability is quite timely for an understanding of the financial services industry. There is no doubt a preponderance of financial bullshitting nowadays, much more in fact than in the not so distant past. Some of this might indeed be as harmful as Frankfurt claims bullshit can be. On the other hand, in financial services as in…
Has Elvis Left the Building
This article probes the emergence and evolution of a culture of celebrity in the field of mutual fund management. After discussing the broad contours of the star-manager trend as well as specific examples from various historical junctures, this paper identifies and evaluates several theories to help explain the rise of celebrity fund managers. Finally, this article also endeavors to assess the importance of this trend, the likelihood of it persis…
Walt’s Street and Wall Street
Bull markets and bull sessions
Frankfurt's (2005. On bullshit. Princeton: Princeton University Press) having given the term ‘bullshit’ philosophical respectability is quite timely for an understanding of the financial services industry. There is no doubt a preponderance of financial bullshitting nowadays, much more in fact than in the not so distant past. Some of this might indeed be as harmful as Frankfurt claims bullshit can be. On the other hand, in financial services as in…
Has Elvis Left the Building
This article probes the emergence and evolution of a culture of celebrity in the field of mutual fund management. After discussing the broad contours of the star-manager trend as well as specific examples from various historical junctures, this paper identifies and evaluates several theories to help explain the rise of celebrity fund managers. Finally, this article also endeavors to assess the importance of this trend, the likelihood of it persis…
Walt’s Street and Wall Street
Has Elvis Left the Building
This article probes the emergence and evolution of a culture of celebrity in the field of mutual fund management. After discussing the broad contours of the star-manager trend as well as specific examples from various historical junctures, this paper identifies and evaluates several theories to help explain the rise of celebrity fund managers. Finally, this article also endeavors to assess the importance of this trend, the likelihood of it persis…
Bull markets and bull sessions
Frankfurt's (2005. On bullshit. Princeton: Princeton University Press) having given the term ‘bullshit’ philosophical respectability is quite timely for an understanding of the financial services industry. There is no doubt a preponderance of financial bullshitting nowadays, much more in fact than in the not so distant past. Some of this might indeed be as harmful as Frankfurt claims bullshit can be. On the other hand, in financial services as in…
From money storage to money store
In the middle of the twentieth century, banks changed from ‘closed’ designs signifying wealth, security, and safety to ‘open’ designs signifying hospitality, honesty, and transparency as the perception of money changed from a passive physical substance to be slowly accumulated to an active notational substance to be kept in motion. If money is saved, customers must trust that the bank is secure and their money will be there when they want it; if …
Crazy 'Bout a Mercury
When we purchase an automobile, we are also acquiring an amorphous but very real image, that is, the statement which the automobile makes about its owner to the public. Such images are forged in popular culture, and Mercury is an automobile brand that had an auspicious post-WWII popular culture debut. In 1948, K.C. Douglas recorded “Mercury Boogie” on a 10-inch 78-RPM, with its memorable line in the chorus “I’m crazy ‘bout a Mercury.” Five years …
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