informs Vol. 27‚ No. 1‚ January–February 2008‚ pp. 15–25 issn 0732-2399 eissn 1526-548X 08 2701 0015 ® doi 10.1287/mksc.1070.0330 © 2008 INFORMS Mental Accounting and Consumer Choice Richard H. Thaler Johnson Graduate School of Management‚ Cornell University‚ Ithaca‚ New York 14853‚ thaler@chicagogsb.edu A new model of consumer behavior is developed using a hybrid of cognitive psychology and microeconomics. The development of the model starts with the mental coding of combinations of gains and
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International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences July 2012‚ Vol. 2‚ No. 7 ISSN: 2222-6990 Factors Influencing Strategic Decision-Making Processes Mahmood Nooraie Ph. D. In Management ‚ Islamic Azad University‚ Abhar Branch‚ Iran Email: (mnoor20@yahoo.com) Abstract Decision-making is one of the most important functions of managers in any kind of organization. Among different manager ’s decisions strategic decision-making is a complex process that must be understood
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Factors influencing the learning of a second/foreign language Some students learn a new language quickly and easily than others. This simple fact reflects the hard work and persistence of the learner. However there are other crucial factors influencing the success that are totally beyond the control of the learner. These factors can be categorized as: 1. Age: second language acquisition is influenced by the age of the learner. Many studies have found that adolescents learn more rapidly than
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Factors Influencing Current Adult Learning Abstract AET/505 November 11‚ 2012 Factors Influencing Current Adult Learning Abstract The global trend for adult learning is that everyone agrees that participation is good thing‚ however they all realize there are barriers to participation (Brookfield‚ S.‚2000). The future of adult education is that first information on adult education learning has to be received by the workforces of the world (Kasworm‚ C.‚ 2007). The future also depends on the
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machine is usually while in the state of very low functioning efficiency: minimal output‚ substantial coal consumption‚ minimal heat efficiency‚ high water articles in the discharged materials and trouble in the manage of water material. The elements influencing the drying method of rotary dryers may be classified into two styles: a single may be the variables caused through the rotary dryer itself‚ which includes the lifting board‚ the rotation velocity with the drying machine plus the heat insulation
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Economics‚ Psychology‚ and the History of Consumer Choice Theory This paper examines elements of the complex place/role/influence of psychology in the history of consumer choice theory. The paper reviews‚ and then challenges‚ the standard narrative that psychology was "in" consumer choice theory early in the neoclassical revolution‚ then strictly "out" during the ordinal and revealed preference revolutions‚ now (possibly) back in with recent developments in experimental‚ behavioral‚ and neuroeconomics
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INFA 670 FACTORS INFLUENCING THE ADOPTION OF CLOUD COMPUTING BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT A Project Report Presented to the Faculty of The University of Maryland University College In partial fulfillment of the provisions for the degree of Masters of Science In Information Technology By Derek A. Smith For Professor Jeffrey H Bonner‚ INFA 670 November 8‚ 2011 Introduction The Federal Government has an extensive infrastructure‚ a broad user base in agencies with a variety of missions
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Factors Influencing Movement of G-Sec. Yields: An Empirical Approach Prepared By Gurmeetsingh S Sikh Ph.D. Scholar Sardar Patel University Vallabh Vidhyanagar Anand‚ Gujarat. Abstract On a day-to-day basis‚ market participants look at many other variables as well e.g. crude prices‚ commodity prices‚ GDP growth rates‚ etc. However‚ the end implication of these factors has been captured in the statistical study done in this paper. For Example‚ higher crude or commodity price would result
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Influencing Factors Of Men’s and Women’s Schemas Thitiporn Chuenjitte Chulalongkorn University Influencing Factors Of Men’s and Women’s Schemas Individuals learn to be masculine or feminine since they were born and also continually perceive their society’s gender schema. A gender schema is a cognitive structure shaped by gender role‚ gender identity‚ and gender norms that organize an individuals’ perception and action (Kohlberg‚ 1966‚ as cited in Bussey & Bandura‚ 1999; Egan & Perry
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1 . What do you mean by Span of Control? Differentiate between narrow span of control and wide span of control. Describe the factors that influence the span of control. span of control is a span of supervision which depicts the number of employees that can be handled and controlled effectively by a single manager. According to this principle‚ a manager should be able to handle what number of employees under him should be decided. This decision can be taken by choosing either froma wide or narrow
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