Showing 1 - 10 of 15
evolutionarily stable outcome for dynamic models consisting of selection and mutation, when the mutation rate is low and the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005407617
This paper contributes to the growing literature on happiness research by examining whether happiness affects the ethical decisions of individuals. First, a recursive model of ethical decision making is developed in which an agent's utility is assumed to be a function of money, ethical...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005077055
’ expectations with regard to ethics are little understood by professionals. This study leads to a better understanding of the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005062461
undue influence. We construct a new set of ethics indices, encompassing forms of (legal) corruption not subject to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005408399
principles. In particular, the concept of sustainability, carrying with it clear requirements for values, goals and ethics, has …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005556099
Teaching economics has been shown to encourage students to defect in a prisoner's dilemma game. However, can ethics … students who had the ethics module had higher rates of cooperation than students without the ethics module, even after … controlling for communication and other factors expected to affect cooperation. We conclude that the teaching of ethics can …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005119370
Multi-Agent Based Simulation is a branch of Distributed Artificial Intelligence that builds the base for computer simulations which connect the micro and macro level of social and economic scenarios. This paper presents a new method of modelling the formation and change of patterns of action in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005076915
The decisions made during the design process have a critical impact both on the design solution obtained but also on the design process itself. It can be observed that while the way in which products are developed differs not only across firms but within the same firm over time, what is being...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005062523
The statistical forecasting efficiency of new crop corn and soybean futures is the topic of frequent academic inquiry. However, few studies address the usefulness of these forecasts to economic agents' decision making. Each year Central Illinois producers are faced with the decision to plant...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005413204
This paper broadly discusses the customer portfolio theories and their implications in reference to marketing and purchasing perspectives. It provides an insight into how marketers interpret and describe companies' actions. The central theme of the paper - the tools that can be used to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005413281