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A Fresh Look at Decision Making in International Investment Choices: Firm International Coherence and Home-Host Country Relatedness
Celo, Sokol - 2011
the rest of the world.Drawing on cognitive psychology and decision-making research, it developed a theory of strategic … decision making proposing that strategic solutions are chosen close to a convenient anchor. Building on research on memory …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009460535
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Komplexit?tsbew?ltigung im Multiprojektmanagement: Die Handlungsperspektive der Multiprojektleiter
Pommeranz, Inna - 2011
, sondern mindestens im gleichen Umfang auch auf Gesp?r und Intuition zur?ckgegriffen wird - vor allem in den Situationen, f … instinct and intuition - especially in situations for which there is no existing knowledge. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009482330
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Matters of intuition and timing in sustaining an innovation system : the role of pattern-seeking and anticipatory learning
Beckett, Ronald C. - University of Western Sydney; University of Western Sydney; … - 2006
that people are an important element of the total system that includes decision and knowledge subsystems. The word … ?intuition? is often used in connection with innovators and their decisions, and this is discussed in the paper. The nature of … decision-making is seen to be dependent on matters of timing and whether the decisions are operational or strategic in nature …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009481911
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Intuitive Biases in Choice vs. Estimation: Implications for the Wisdom of Crowds
Simmons, Joseph P.; Nelson, Lief D.; Galak, Jeffrey; … - 2009
Although researchers have documented instances of crowd wisdom, it is important to know whether some kinds of judgments may lead the crowd astray, whether crowds’ judgments improve with feedback over time, and whether crowds’ judgments can be improved by changing the way judgments are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009441275
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The Methodological Status of 'Common Sense' in Economic Theory
Lauchlan, Mackinnon - 2003
The present work was intended originally as a chapter for my January 2006 Ph.D dissertation, but now is essentially a 'working paper.' As is well known, economists make a number of abstract and unrealistic assumptions, such as for example characterising the economic agent as a rational...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009447868
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The Role of Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Intuition
Pohl, Jens - 2011
entrepreneurship. The value and pitfalls of intuition are discussed in some detail, with particular reference to the precautions that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009485636
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Perceived performance risk and its influence on Abandoned Cart Syndrome (ACS) - An exploratory study
Moore, Simon Scott - 2004
theoretical context. While most studies of consumers' decision to shop on the Internet have focussed on key shopping determinants …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009438088
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Utility Assessment of Health-related Quality of Life (HRQOL) in Colorectal Cancer Patients: A Mixed Methodology Study
Costa, Sarah E - 2011
Background: Variation exists in quality of life (i.e., utility) estimates depending on the utility elicitation method utilized. Using the EQ-5D, VAS, and HUI-III, the aim of this thesis was to determine whether these measures adequately capture HRQOL in a CRC population and assess the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009455391
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Women's leadership journeys in family firms: preliminary results from a qualitative study
Barrett, Mary; Moores, Ken - 2006
The family business literature has thus far not devoted much attention to understanding female vantage points in family firms (e.g. Dumas, 1998; Sharma, 2004). Poza and Messer (2001) and Curimbaba (2002) describe the varying roles that women adopt, but without explaining why they adopt such roles....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009457464