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Coping with irrationality in orthodox economic theory

Styhre, Alexander - In: International Journal of Organizational Analysis 24 (2016) 5, pp. 792-810

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to critically assess the assumptions regarding human behaviour in orthodox neoclassical economic theory. The orthodox neoclassical economic theory prescribes rational models of human behaviour, but the strictness of the criteria, developed to promote...

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Re‐situating expert project managers' praxis within multiple logics of practice

Thomas, Janice; George, Stella; Buckle Henning, Pamela - In: International Journal of Managing Projects in Business 5 (2012) 3, pp. 377-399

practice to emergent project issues. While instrumental rationality helps project managers focus on how to do things, other …

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Examining the motivations for social entrepreneurship using Max Weber’s typology of rationality

Mody, Makarand; Day, Jonathon; Sydnor, Sandra; Jaffe, … - In: International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management 28 (2016) 6, pp. 1094-1114

Purpose This paper aims to utilize a framework from classic sociology – Max Weber’s Typology of Rationality – to …

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Determinants of successful implementation of donor-funded projects in Uganda

Mujabi, Shafic; Otengei, Samson Omuudu; Kasekende, Francis - In: International Journal of Social Economics 42 (2015) 12, pp. 1139-1154

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine, empirically the relationship between organizational rationality …. Practical implications – The results suggest that organizations that embrace organizational rationality, risk management and KM … relationship between KM, rationality, risk management and successful implementation of donor-funded projects in Uganda. …

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Analyzing Fixed-Event Forecast Revisions

Chang, Chia-Lin; Bruijn, Bert de; Franses, Philip Hans; … - Tinbergen Instituut - 2013

This discussion paper resulted in a publication in the International Journal of Forecasting (2013). Volume 29(4), pages 622-627. It is common practice to evaluate fixed-event forecast revisions in macroeconomics by regressing current forecast revisions on one-period lagged forecast revisions....

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Rational Agency and Moral Practice: An Exploration of Dual Constraints

Ansari, Mahmood; Ansari, Mahmood - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013

rationality and yet they have no regard for the necessity of deliberation about and valuation of future consequences of an action …

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The Automobile Buyer Behaviour: Emotional or Rational?

Gheorghe, Economist Phd. Candidate CRUCERU; Dan, … - In: Ovidius University Annals, Economic Sciences Series X (2010) 1, pp. 926-931

The automobile buyer’s behaviour is a specific one and the knowledge and understanding of the motivations is important for the automobile manufacturers and distributors. Automobile buyers are the beneficiaries of complex high technology products, which have a long-term use. The paper is...

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FROM THE ASSEMBLY LINE TO WORKING WITH PEOPLE: EMOTION MANAGEMENT

Grigore, Claudia - In: Journal of Applied Management and Investments 1 (2012) 4, pp. 400-405

This paper concentrates a short review of the literature in the emotion manage-ment field. Bounding rationality with …

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Human Rationality, Environmental Challenges and Evolutionary GameÂ Theory

Karcagi-Kovács, Andrea - In: APSTRACT: Applied Studies in Agribusiness and Commerce 08 (2014) 1

In recent years, game theory is more often applied to analyse several sustainable development issues such as climate change and biological diversity, but the explanations generally remain within a non-cooperative setting. In this paper, after reviewing important studies in this field, I will...

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Hinders for Eco-friendly Media Selection

Rademaker, Claudia A. - Economics Institute for Research (SIR), … - 2011

findings thus suggest that rational decision-making (users) may hinder eco-friendly media selection while non-rationality (non …

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