Fighting Uncertainty with Uncertainty

R Kashyap - Available at SSRN 2715424, 2016 - papers.ssrn.com
We can overcome uncertainty with uncertainty. Using randomness in our choices and in
what we control and hence in the decision making process, could potentially offset the …

For Whom the Bell (Curve) Tolls

R Kashyap - The Journal of Private Equity, 2019 - JSTOR
We discuss a possible solution to an unintended consequence of having grades, certificates,
rankings, and other diversions in the act of transferring knowledge, zooming in specifically …

Fighting Uncertainty with Uncertainty: A Baby Step

R Kashyap - arXiv preprint arXiv:1601.04043, 2016 - arxiv.org
We can overcome uncertainty with uncertainty. Using randomness in our choices and in
what we control, and hence in the decision making process, could potentially offset the …

[PDF][PDF] Combining dimension reduction, distance measures and covariance

R Kashyap - Social Science Research Network (SSRN). Working …, 2016 - researchgate.net
We develop a novel methodology based on the marriage between the Bhattacharyya
distance, a measure of similarity across distributions of random variables, and the Johnson …

Seven Survival Senses: Evolutionary Training makes Discerning Differences more Natural than Spotting Similarities

R Kashyap - World Futures, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
This article discusses preliminary results from two experiments and puts forth the notion that
the development of sensory systems might be more geared toward discerning differences …

The universal language: mathematics or music?

R Kashyap - Journal for Multicultural Education, 2021 - emerald.com
Purpose Music could be a challenger for mathematics and a potential candidate for the title
“The Universal Language.” This paper aims to discuss the primary objectives of engaging …

Do Traders Become Rogues or Do Rogues Become Traders? The Om of Jerome and the Karma of Kerviel

R Kashyap - Corp. & Bus. LJ, 2021 - HeinOnline
We present a study of Jerome Kerviel, a trader at Socidtd Gdndrale, and how he racked up
positions far exceeding his authorized risk limits resulting in a spectacular loss and in the …

The mathematics of symbols: a closer confrontation of the Chinese cultural command over calculations

R Kashyap - Available at SSRN 3060522, 2017 - papers.ssrn.com
Abstract Inspired by Malcolm Gladwell's phenomenal book, Outliers, which talks about the
possibility of paddy fields being the perfect place to cultivate mathematics into our genes, we …

[PDF][PDF] Alice in Business-Land

R Kashyap - 2019 - researchgate.net
We consider similarities between the Wonderland that Alice stumbled into and the present
Business-Landscape and ponder upon what her reactions might be if she wandered into our …

A Lone Ranger, Two Smoking Barrels and the Dirty Dozen: Confirming the Harmonious Nature (Convergence) of the Alternating Harmonic Series and Some Serious …

R Kashyap - Available at SSRN 3639109, 2020 - papers.ssrn.com
We provide a simple proof of the convergence of the, so-called, alternating harmonic series.
This suggests that the alternating harmonic series could be termed the more harmonious …