Two rationality arguments are used to justify the link between conditional and unconditional preferences in decision theory : dynamic consistency and consequentialism. Dynamic consistency requires that ex ante contingent choices are respected by up dated preferences. Consequentialism states that...

Many theories of updating under ambiguity assume either dynamic consistency or consequentialism to underpin behaviorally the link between conditional and unconditional preferences. To test the descriptive validity of these rationality concepts, we conduct a dynamic extension of Ellsbergʼs...

This article examines the contribution of the identification process in building up a community of practice. Despite the presence of artefacts and activities typical of the emergence of a common identity, the transformation of the network under study into a community of practice appears...

Cette revue de littérature pluridisciplinaire (management, économie, sociologie, sciences de l’information) s’intéresse aux caractéristiques, aux pratiques et aux rôles d’un acteur spécifique du champ de l’industrie culturelle : la critique de presse. Cette synthèse vise à...

The paper addresses the issue of rethinking the welfare state as a part of a broader national system of social protection (NSSP) and a mode of societal regulation. In order to overcome the theoretical limits of bottom-up comparative analysis of welfare states, one builds a structural model of...

This paper is interested in the consequences of the marketing function evolution on marketer’s profile. In studying representations associated to marketers in a French context, expectations for marketing and personal characteristics of marketers are discussed. Interviews and a content analysis...

The article presents the state of art concerning demand artifacts in consumer behavioral research (actually it deals with the issue of role enactement of human subject during experimentation). Terms such as artifact and demand artifacts will be clarified in the paper. Finally, insights for...

Lighting and temperature are two important stimuli in sensory marketing. However, these stimuli have not yet been studied in controlled retail environments. The objective of this research is twofold: to propose a methodology to infer the effect of different levels of lighting and temperature in...