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Industry 4.0 and the future of work : global production networks, global disassembly networks, and the circular economy
Rainnie, Al; Herod, Andrew; McGrath-Champ, Susan - 2024
"This timely book offers an in-depth examination of the changing nature of work and the increasing production of waste in a crisis-ridden era dominated by climate change and worker precarity. Focusing on the future of work and workers, the book explores the crucial relationship between global...
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Decisions : the complexities of individual and organizational decision-making
Brunsson Holmblad, Karin - 2017
Contents: The quake -- 1. Decisions -- 2. Individuals as decision makers -- 3. Organizations as decision makers -- 4 …. The consequences of decisions -- 5. Complex decision processes -- After the tsunami -- References -- Index. …Decision-making is an activity in which everyone is engaged on a more or less daily basis. In this book, Karin Brunsson …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012419957
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Decisions, preferences, and heuristics : an introduction to economic psychology and behavioral economics
Mir Artigues, Pere - 2023
algorithms applied by people in decision-making processes, among which there are outstanding social concerns. Drawing these … of economics, management and the wider social sciences curious about decision-making procedures"-- …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014372512
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Handbook of choice modelling
Hess, Stephane (ed.); Daly, Andrew (ed.) - 2024 - Second edition
"This thoroughly revised second edition Handbook provides an authoritative and in-depth overview of choice modelling, a key technique used across disciplines as diverse as transport, marketing, health and environmental economics. Composed of contributions from influential senior researchers,...
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Bounded rationality and economic evolution : a contribution to decision making, economics, and management
Tisdell, Clement A. - 1996
This seminal work advances beyond neoclassical economics to provide an integrated overview of economic decision making … managerial phenomena. The results are applied to different levels of decision-making, including decisions by individuals, taking …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014473915
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Elgar companion to Herbert Simon
Gigerenzer, Gerd (ed.); Mousavi, Shabnam (ed.);  … - 2024
"Honoring the life and work of Herbert Simon, this illuminating Companion provides an in-depth survey of one of the most prolific social scientists of our age. Mirroring the breadth of Simon's studies, chapters analyze his contributions to artificial intelligence, economics, entrepreneurship,...
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Ethics and uncertainty : the economics of John M. Keynes and Frank H. Knight
Greer, William B. - 2000
Despite their common emphasis upon uncertainty as a key economic variable, Frank Knight and John Maynard Keynes viewed its role from different ethical perspectives. These attitudes were derived from contrasting formative influences and differing views regarding the role of economic theory as...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014474106
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Investment, capital market imperfections, and uncertainty : theory and empirical results
Lensink, Robert; Bo, Hong; Sterken, Elmer - 2001
This book presents an up-to-date overview of the theory as well as the empirics of the relationship between investment, financial imperfections and uncertainty. After reviewing the capital market imperfections literature and the empirical results, the authors discuss both traditional investment...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014473824
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Capital and uncertainty : the capital investment process in a market economy
Runge, Ian Charles - 2000
exposition of the risk/return trade-off and how major capital investment decisions are made within firms. Topics studied include …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014473863
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Risk and uncertainty in environmental and natural resource economics
Wesseler, Justus (ed.); Weikard, Hans-Peter (ed.);  … - International Conference on Risk and Uncertainty in … - 2003
This book explores some of the complexities of decision-making under risk and uncertainty in environmental and natural … resource economics. Risk and uncertainty are inherent problems for economists, and the authors in this volume offer numerous … uncertainty and irreversibility. They move on to consider the implications risk and uncertainty have on economic development and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015412643