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Showing 1 to 14 of 14 for “"Risk propensity"”.
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The Impact of Risk Propensity on Corporate Entrepreneurship
… done in the fields of Entrepreneurship and Risk Taking. There is, however, very little literature regarding the relationship between Risk Taking and Corporate Entrepreneurship (CE). This study attempts to understand that relationship whilst exploring the impact of Risk Propensity on …
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Risk Propensity, Self-Efficacy and Driving Behaviors Among Rural, Off-Duty Emergency Services Personnel
… attributed to vehicular crashes, compounded by risks faced on rural roadways, rural EMS personnel face unique driving challenges that may be exacerbated by the very traits, self-efficacy and risk propensity, that may have initially drawn them to the profession. The purpose of this study was to …
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The psychology of physical risk taking behaviour
This study investigates the psychology of risk taking, and in particular the personality profiles associated with different physical risk taking behaviours. It was hypothesised that there may be three fundamental approaches to risk: 'Risk avoiders' avoid activities they perceive to contain risk, …
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Electrophysiological correlates of performance monitoring in middle and late adolescence
… and late- adolescence as well as its relation to risk-taking and empathic ability, two traits linked to dopaminergic and ACC activity. Utilizing a large sample of 15- and 18-year-old males, the present study examined the test-retest reliability of the ERN, age-related changes in the ERN and other …
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Three Essays on Financial Economics
… of semantic prosody in the framing effect in tax propensity and risk propensity. According to our findings, semantic prosody increases tax propensity and moderates the framing effect in risk propensity. Finally, using the data, several econometric models were developed to examine the impact of …
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Supply Chain Managers and Risk Behavior: Testing the Sitkin and Pablo Model
… and success. Having the right person whose risk preferences, propensity to take risks, and history dealing with risks match the needs of the company is important. A foundational study performed by Sitkin and Pablo (1992) proposed a conceptual model focused on specific predictors of risk …
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The Effect of Culture on Decision Making Behaviour in the Management of Risk Inherent In Unexpected Events Occurring During the Implementation of Construction Projects in the MENA
… that culture plays significant roles in the risk related decision making behaviour of project managers in the construction industry, as decision making and the management of risks contributes largely to the reduction or elimination of trade-offs of time versus cost, or time and cost versus …
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Development and evaluation of a safety culture survey for occupational safety
… the Safety Perception Scale (SPS), and the Risk Propensity Scale (RPS). The ACS measures person factors related to one's propensity to actively care for the safety of others. Actively caring (AC) refers to employees caring enough about the safety of their coworkers to act on their behalf. In …
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Performance implications of corporate real estate strategic orientation
… unit (i.e., its approach to problem solving, its risk propensity, its level of proactiveness, etc.) relates to performance. A six dimensional model of corporate real estate strategic orientation (labeled CRESO) is developed from various literatures and practitioner experiences. This model is …
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Identification and Validation of a Predicted Risk-Taking Propensity Model Among General Aviation Pilots
<p>Risk-taking, a persistent topic of interest and concern in aviation, has been linked with unsafe behaviors and accidents. However, risk-taking propensity is a complex construct that encompasses numerous factors still being researched. Even within the limited research available about the factors …
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The determinants of self-employment relative to being a wage earner in Ladysmith, KZN
… age, marital status, family business background, risk propensity, gender and access to finance as independent variables, gathered from the questionnaire, to shed new light on self-employment determinants. The study used the Hosmer-Lemeshow test to assess goodness of fit and the Wald test to assess …
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The relationship between risk attitude and advertising creativity
This research examines the relationship between risk and creativity in advertising, so that practitioners and academics can achieve further and deeper insight into the factors and situations that enhance or detract &om advertising creativity. It begins with an assessment of the literature on risk …
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Modeling business turnaround strategies using verifier determinants from early warning signs theory
… deals with the following aspects; venture risk propensity, early warning signs and failure models, legal constraints / opportunities and finally turnaround. Current formal turnaround routes are, due to various negativities and high costs, often not practical and a more informal approach is …
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Worker's Behavioral Adaptation to Safety Interventions and Technologies: Empirical Evidence and Theoretical Considerations Through The Case of Simulated Residential Roofing Task
… side-effect of safety interventions, known as risk compensation. This dissertation aimed to provide empirical evidence and theoretical considerations of risk compensation effect in the construction industry. Accordingly, a multi-sensor immersive mixed-reality environment consists of a virtual …