We analyse the determinants of dropout from secondary and vocational education in Germany using data from the Socio-Economic Panel from 2000 to 2007. In addition to the role of classical variables like family background and school achievements, we examine the effect of noncognitive skills. Both,...

Based on research and conceptualizations of cognition, we propose a model that provides a process explanation for habitual entrepreneurship. The model includes three paths that illustrate how distinct push and pull factors may influence an owner-manager to engage in habitual entrepreneurship. We...

The claim of conscience is one that relies on a "transcendent" norm, some ultimate sense of "rightness" that is not reducible to mere social norm or social construction. Is it still possible, however, for us responsibly to appeal to a sense of conscience when cognitive theory - the science of...

I discuss several forms of bias, or fallacious thinking, that lead to parochialism, that is, a willingness to sacrifice self-interest for in-group members while neglecting or underweighing negative effects on outsiders, so that an out-group could lose more than the in-group gains from the...

We propose a model to study expectation confirmation in information systems. The proposed model is based on the assimilation-contrast model and prospect theory, and suggests that both are needed to account for the magnitude and direction of the deviations between experiences and expectations....

The ability to think critically to solve problems is an important skill 21st century skill. However, both writing and content educators have found it challenging to cultivate in students. (Bitchener & Banda, 2007; Holbrooke, Bourke, Fairbairn & Lovat, 2007, Lilis & Turner, 2001). This study was...

Modeling social interactions based on individual behavior has always been an area of interest, but prior literature generally presumes rational behavior. Thus, such models may miss out on capturing the effects of biases humans are susceptible to. This work presents a method to model egocentric...

When people are confronting violence, what determines the strategies they choose in pursuit of safety? Why do some people flee violence, while others try to fight back, adapt, or hide? Individual choices during conflict have real political consequences—from violence escalation to migration...

Background: Lower educational attainment is associated with lower cognitive performance and a higher risk of dementia in older adults. However, the extent to which other socioeconomic markers might contribute to age-related mental decline and if these influences differ between Western and...

What really matters for success, character, happiness and lifelong achievements is a definite set of emotional skills – your EI — not just purely cognitive abilities that are measured by conventional IQ tests.”- Daniel GolemanThe word Emotion is derived from the latin word ‘emorve’...