DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

1.How did Elizabeth Holmes and Theranos demonstrate overconfidence bias?What are the consequences of overconfidence bias for Holmes and Theranos?

2.Did Trevor Milton and Nikola Motors demonstrate overconfidence bias?Why or why not?

3.What are three key similarities and three key differences between the Theranos and the Nikola Motors cases?

THERANOS

NIKOLA

SIMILARITIES

DIFFERENCES

4.What administrative agencies are or should be involved in the Theranos and Nikola cases?Be sure to name the agency, discuss the oversight responsibilities of the agency and its role in the case.

Reference

https://bbhosted.cuny.edu/bbcswebdav/pid-60324819-dt-content-rid-462874679_1/xid-462874679_1

Hindenburg allegations:https://hindenburgresearch.com/nikola/

NikolaResponse:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/nikola-sets-the-record-straight-on-false-and-misleading-short-seller-report-301129952.html

Hindenburg reply:https://hindenburgresearch.com/nikola-response/