Despite their sustainable benefits, the acceptance of recycled plastic products (RPPs) is not widely embraced. Previous research has primarily concentrated on enhancing consumer acceptance of products produced from recycled materials. However, this study narrows its focus to products derived...

Life is form, and form is the modality of life," declared the art historian H. Focillon, celebrating the various forms in our universe. This conceptual article explores business process patterns that are perceived, analyzed, and visualized as whole entities or Gestalten. Sensually understanding...

This study aims to examine the relationship between the social value of really new products (RNPs), particularly technological ones, and the intention to consume this type of product when the individual's materialistic motivation moderates this relationship.To achieve this objective, this study...

Since the mapping of the human genome in 2004, biologists have demonstrated genetic links to the expression of several income-enhancing physical traits. To illustrate how heredity produces intergenerational economic effects, this study uses one trait, beauty, to infer the extent to which...

We investigate the relationship between physical attractiveness and the time people devote to video/computer gaming. Average American teenagers spend 2.6% of their waking hours gaming, while for adults this figure is 2.7%. Using the American Add Health Study, we show that adults who are...

Aesthetics play a pivotal role in enriching the learning experience and are indispensable for fostering optimal educational environments. This study aims to identify the factors that shape aesthetic experiences within educational gaming contexts. Employing a qualitative methodology, data were...

Purpose This research aimed to explore the commonalities and differences in the type of information provided on corporate websites in relation to their employment brand equity. Design/methodology/approach Mixed methods of content analysis, ANOVA and regression analyses were employed to answer...

We investigate the relationship between physical attractiveness and the time people devote to video/computer gaming. Average American teenagers spend 2.6% of their waking hours gaming, while for adults this figure is 2.7%. Using the American Add Health Study, we show that adults who are...

In business as elsewhere, "ugly people" are treated worse than "pretty people." Why is this so? This article investigates the ethics of aesthetic injustice by addressing four questions: 1. What is aesthetic injustice? 2. How does aesthetic injustice play out? 3. What are the characteristics that...

Since the mapping of the human genome in 2004, biologists have demonstrated genetic links to the expression of several income-enhancing physical traits. To illustrate how heredity produces intergenerational economic effects, this study uses one trait, beauty, to infer the extent to which...

Common wisdom suggests that beauty helps in the labor market. We show that two factors combine to explain away the mean beauty premium reported in the literature. First, correcting for publication bias reduces the premium by at least a third. Second, controlling for cognitive ability negates the...

"Music and Leadership: The Nature and Role of Aesthetics in Orchestrating Successful Organizations explores how music can offer fresh insight into the practice of leadership. Moving beyond traditional models focused solely on strategy and systems, the book argues that leadership is also a...

Introduction: In search of synergy between humanism and AI in management Part I. Theoretical foundations and cross-paradigmatic perspectives 1. Aesthetic insight into humanistic management and AI: Research perspectives 2. A pragmatic consideration on management aesthetics: Humanistic approach in...

Introduction: Framing the aesthetic-humanistic foundations of using AI in institutions 1. Aesthetics of humanism and AI in institutional governance: Research perspectives Part I. Synergy of humanism and AI in politics and governance: Toward better institutions 2. AI-driven solutions as pharmakon...

Physically attractive individuals experience a range of advantages in adulthood including higher earnings; yet, how attractiveness influences earlier consequential decisions is not well understood. This paper estimates the effect of attractiveness on engagement in risky behaviours in...

This note uses a unique dataset for Germany which contains interviewer-rated physical appearance assessments of survey respondents both before and after the interview to address three questions. Firstly, after the first impression of an individual's physical appearance, what characteristics make...

Research on the economics of beauty has persistently emphasized beauty premiums in the labor market but ignored its influence within existing marriages. We examine the physical appearance of the wives and its influence on several post-marriage family outcomes using a conceptual framework that is...