Search Results - subject:"Utility theory"

A valuation model for corporate social responsibility

Daza, José Rigoberto Parada - In: Social Responsibility Journal 5 (2009) August, pp. 284-299

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to develop an analytical model for appraising and measuring corporate social responsibility (CSR). The theoretical and conceptual grounds that sustain the model are based on previous approaches. Design/methodology/approach – The utility function, which...

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On attitude polarization under Bayesian learning with non-additive beliefs

Zimper, Alexander; Ludwig, Alexander - In: Journal of Risk and Uncertainty 39 (2009) 2, pp. 181-212

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Optimizing Football Game Play Calling

Jordan, Jeremy; Melouk, Sharif; Perry, Marcus - In: Journal of Quantitative Analysis in Sports 5 (2009) 2, pp. 2-2

information known about the opponent's strategy at the time of the decision. Additionally, utility theory is used to capture the …

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Invariance assumptions among the UK property professionals' decision making

Ye, Xu; Dent, Peter R. - In: Journal of European Real Estate Research 2 (2009) 1, pp. 56-68

Purpose – Traditional finance theory have developed on the basis of expected utility theory and assumes that investors … assumptions on which expected utility theory are based. However, existing studies on this matter have mainly focused on capital … samples, this paper aims to explore the reliability of the invariance assumption of people's behaviour under expected utility …

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A valuation model for corporate social responsibility

Rigoberto Parada Daza, José - In: Social Responsibility Journal 5 (2009) 3, pp. 284-299

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Expected utility theory and prospect theory: one wedding and a decent funeral

Harrison, Glenn; Rutström, E. - In: Experimental Economics 12 (2009) 2, pp. 133-158

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The regulation of British retail banking utilities

Mullineux, Andy - In: Journal of Financial Regulation and Compliance 17 (2009) 4, pp. 453-466

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to consider in the light of the post August 2007 banking crises, how “fair” access to retail banking services for British households and small‐ and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) can be assured. Design/methodology/approach – The current...

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Developing an integrated dynamic model for evaluating the performance of research projects based on multiple attribute utility theory

Najmi, Manoochehr; Ehsani, Rahim; Sharbatoghlie, Ahmad; … - In: Journal of Modelling in Management 4 (2009) 2, pp. 114-133

be used in research centers for evaluating the performance of research projects by using multiple attribute utility … theory. Design/methodology/approach – In developing the model, the measures by which the performance of research projects …

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Rational Inattention and Choice Under Risk: Explaining Violations of Expected Utility Through a Shannon Entropy Formulation of the Costs of Rationality

Pinkovskiy, Maxim - In: Atlantic Economic Journal 37 (2009) 1, pp. 99-112

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Risk-averse order policies with random prices in complete market and retailers' private information

Tapiero, Charles S.; Kogan, Konstantin - In: European Journal of Operational Research 196 (2009) 2, pp. 594-599

We consider a retailer who orders products before the price for them becomes known. The price is an outcome of perfect competition in a complete market. Since the demand is price sensitive, the uncertainty in prices induces uncertain profits and associated risks. In this paper we show that if...

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