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This paper presents a personal view of the interaction between the analysis of choice under uncertainty and the … analysis of production under uncertainty. Interest in the foundations of the theory of choice under uncertainty was stimulated … by applications of expected utility theory such as the Sandmo model of production under uncertainty. This interest led to …
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rational description of the uncertainty inherent in both domains, the analysis of their interaction. Little research to date …
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There is increasing agreement that understanding complexity is important for project management because of difficulties associated with decision-making and goal attainment which appear to stem from complexity. However the current operational definitions of complex projects, based upon size and...
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Statistical Activity Cost Theory (SACT) is an axiomatic and statistical theory of basic accounting measurement practice. The aim of the SACT analysis, among others, is to determine the statistical nature of both the physical production system of an accounting entity and its related costs, which...
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This article presents a survey of authorisation models and considers their ‘fitness-for-purpose’ in facilitating information sharing. Network-supported information sharing is an important technical capability that underpins collaboration in support of dynamic and unpredictable activities...
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Generally speaking, psychologists have suggested three traditional views of how people cope with uncertainty. They are … uncertainty, such as the recent global financial crisis, these coping methods often result in innovation in industry. Richards … analysis, reveals that coping with uncertainty manifests itself in ways that have resulted in innovations in design, marketing …
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The twin problems of moral hazard and adverse selection are often blamed for the lack of insurance for many fruits and … determine the effects of technical inefficiency on the demand for insurance. With this approach, technical inefficiency is … interpreted as an indicator of adverse selection. Because there is no active insurance market for many specialty crops, and thin …
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). Exogenous uncertainty over the size of the negotiated amount of water is introduced to capture the fact that water availability …
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countries. Under uncertainty, and assuming incomplete capital markets, the tax system plays a role in providing social insurance …This paper examines the double dividend hypothesis in the presence of labour income uncertainty. Empirical evidence … shows that uncertainty over labour income is particularly significant in developing, while not negligible in developed …
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First paragraph: To take risks is to take decisions for which the favourability of outcomes is uncertain. Therefore, every individual and business entity is a risk taker at some level. However, the existence of risk takers who are prepared to put their capital and, or, reputation at risk in the...
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