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Showing 1 to 20 of 26 for “"behavioral decision"”.
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Essays in behavioral decision making
… difference. However, we propose that decisions about free (zero price) products differ, in that people do not simply subtract costs from benefits and perceive the benefits associated with free products as higher. We test this proposal by contrasting demand for two products across …
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Recommendations, credits and discounts : essays in behavioral decision making
… of the stimulus and response format. Decision makers were not aware of this effect. Essay 2: The Researcher as a Consumer of Scientific Publications: How Do Name Ordering Conventions Affect Inferences About Contribution Credits? When researchers from different fields with different …
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Giraffes, religion and conflict : essays in behavioral decision making
Essay 1: Objective Scale Anchoring in Sequential Judgments We explore the scope and boundary conditions for anchoring when respondents render sequential judgments in the absence of an explicit comparative standard. We show that previous judgments can anchor subsequent ones, even when these are not …
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Improving behavioral decision making in operations and food safety management
… the resulting group performance in collective decision making. We first investigate three different conditions on group discussion and find that while suggesting a process (without enforcement) significantly enhances information sharing, enforcing the process is a critical enabler for the group …
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Optimal after all : information-based explanations of behavioral decision phenomena
Thesis (Ph.D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, 2000.
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An application of behavioral decision theory to recreation site selection
… site which may be relevant to a choice decision. A framework was developed to analyze the multitude of studies dealing with recreation site attributes. Using a microcomputer based data collection instrument in a laboratory situation, the lexicographic semi-order choice model was found to …
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Behavioral decision theory and the negotiation process; effects of agenda and frame
The current study examines the effect of segregation or integration of the issues under negotiation. Subjects negotiated a transaction under four conditions of Frame (profit or loss) and Agenda (5 segregated issues vs. 1 integrated issue). It also provides a competitive test of several economic …
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A Descriptive Correlational Study of the Decision-Making Patterns of Nurse Practitioners in Primary Care
… of this dissertation was to investigate the decision-making patterns of nurse practitioners and the relationship between this cognitive process and their personal characteristics and dimensions of employment. Since nurse practitioners are a major group of providers of primary care, they are …
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Examining the Relationship Between Leadership Decision Making Styles and Personality Type Within the Department of Defense
… are key. Under the umbrella of leadership is decision making. What leadership is to an organization, decision making is to leadership. Yet, despite this knowledge, unsound decisions are readily conducted. There are various theories as to why this holds true, one of which is personality type. …
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Peptidergic Signaling Controls the Dynamics of Sickness Behavior in Caenorhabditis Elegans
… mechanisms that rule the switch to a sickness behavioral state are an active area of research. One established model for sickness behavior is the interaction between Caenorhabditis elegans and the pathogenic bacteria Pseudomonas aeruginosa PA14. After a few hours of exposure to and infection by …
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Framing mediator decisions through the development of expectations: A range-frequency explanation
… were not supported. Implications for both behavioral decision theory and dispute resolution are discussed.
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Managing hyper-growth : a system dynamics analysis of competitive dynamics in business-to-consumer electronic commerce
… operating and financial strategies -- and the behavioral decision rules for consumers, managers, and investors in the enterprise. The purpose of this model is to evaluate the different growth strategies seen in Internet businesses, explore their sustainability under different competitive …
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Barriers and Cognitive Biases in the Monitoring-Based Commissioning Process
… caused specifically by cognitive bias in the decision-making process. Using qualitative data from over 40 organizations implementing and practicing MBCx, this manuscript provides a better understanding of these barriers. Chapter 1 synthesizes and codes the qualitative data to develop a …
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The Relationship of Environmental, Social and Individual Factors and Physical Activity Participation Level in Young Adults
… affect is positively associated with behavioral decision-making related to PA participation. Although increasing an individual's self-efficacy for PA should increase their affective association with the behavior, affect may not influence PA decision-making independently of …
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A cloud computing decision making model for small and medium enterprises in South Africa.
… Due to the progress in cloud computing, decision makers are cautious and not entirely open to cloud computing. The Technological, Organizational and Environmental (TOE) framework has been selected as a theory for this study. This study reviews existing decision support methods, …
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Farm forestry decision-making strategies of the Guraghe Households, Southern-Central Highlands of Ethiopia
In this study, farm forestry decision criteria were elicited by adopting a behavioral decision-making study approach from households in ten Peasant Associations of the study district. Major decision objectives, available alternatives, constraints, and the likelihood of the chance events were …
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The behavioral economics of foreign exchange markets - a psychological view on human expectation formation in foreign exchange markets
… our study belongs to the new research field of behavioral economics, which considers the relevance of psychological factors in economic contexts. The main objective of behavioral economists is to develop a more realistic view of the actual human behavior in the context of economics. Therefore, …
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Certified personal trainers and physicians: An evaluation of consumer preference, influence, and decision making on intent to use a weight-loss medication
In health-related behavioral decision-making, the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) posits that attitudes toward a behavior are the function of three metrics: beliefs and strengths of beliefs toward the behavior, subjective norms around the behavior and locus of control for the individual (Ajzen, …
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An examination of the determinants of perceived risk and acceptability of hazardous products and activities
… risk perception and risk acceptability from the behavioral decision sciences, an integration suggested previously by Jacoby (1981). Emphasis was placed on conceptual and methodological issues that confront researchers from either domain that need to be resolved if risk is to occupy a central …
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