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In search of confidence: Context, collaboration, and constraints

Yang, Xiaohua; Terjesen, Siri - In: Asia Pacific Journal of Management 24 (2007) 4, pp. 497-507

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Education, Redistributive Taxation and Confidence

Konrad, Kai A.; Spadaro, Amedeo - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2005

We consider redistributional taxation between people with and without human capital if education is endogenous and if individuals differ in their perceptions about own ability. Those who see their ability as low like redistributive taxation because of the transfers it generates. Those who see...

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Tying up the loose ends in simple correspondence analysis

Greenacre, Michael - Department of Economics and Business, Universitat … - 2006

Although correspondence analysis is now widely available in statistical software packages and applied in a variety of contexts, notably the social and environmental sciences, there are still some misconceptions about this method as well as unresolved issues which remain controversial to this...

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Entrepreneurial characteristics in Switzerland and the UK: A comparative study of techno-entrepreneurs

Tajeddini, Kayhan; Mueller, Stephen - In: Journal of International Entrepreneurship 7 (2009) 1, pp. 1-25

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Rational Truth-Avoidance and Self-Esteem

Andolfatto, David; Mongrain, Steeve; Myers, Gordon - Department of Economics, Simon Fraser University - 2007

We assume that people have beliefs about their abilities, that these generate self-esteem, and that self-esteem is valued intrinsically. Individuals face two choices; one of which strictly dominates the other in a pecuniary sense, but necessarily involves gathering information concerning one's...

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Deciding analytically or trusting your intuition? The advantadges and disadvantadges of analytic and intuitive thought

Hogarth, Robin - Department of Economics and Business, Universitat … - 2002

Recent research has highlighted the notion that people can make judgments and choices by means of two systems that are labeled here tacit (or intuitive) and deliberate (or analytic). Whereas most decisions typically involve both systems, this chapter examines the conditions under which each...

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Is confidence in decisions related to feedback? Evidence-and lack of evidence-from random samples of real-world managerial behavior?

Hogarth, Robin - Department of Economics and Business, Universitat … - 2003

Confidence in decision making is an important dimension of managerial behavior. However, what is the relation between … confidence, on the one hand, and the fact of receiving or expecting to receive feedback on decisions taken, on the other hand? To … the two groups, their structure, feedback (received and expected), and confidence in decisions taken as well as in the …

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Regard(s) sur l'émergence d'une économie de marché en Chine

Arvanitis, Rigas; Miège, Pierre; Zhao, Wei - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2003

article presents these waves and the consequences of its occurrence. They also deal with the absence of confidence that seems …

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Social capital, economic growth and public policy

Restrepo, Piedad Patricia - Departamento de Economía, Facultad de Ciencias Económicas - 1998

The concept of social capital has gained importance within economic studies only until the present decade. This article analyses the origin and evolution of the concept of social capital, it also establishes its connection with the economic growth of nations basically through two ways: that...

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Addressing Extreme Poverty in a Sustainable Manner: Evidence from CFPR programme

Das, Narayan C; Misha, Farzana A - eSocialSciences - 2010

determination, confidence, social network, asset management skill, and hard work of the participant women are the key factors for …

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