scholarly journals Activists as “alternative” science communicators — Exploring the facets of science communication in societal contexts

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (06) ◽  
pp. C01
Author(s):  
Birte Faehnrich ◽  
Michelle Riedlinger ◽  
Emma Weitkamp
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Social Movements ◽  
Science Communication ◽  
Democratic Legitimacy ◽  
Economic Decision ◽  
Economic Decision Making ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Critical Attention ◽  
Understanding Of Science ◽  
The Impact

For many decades, NGOs and social movements have acted as “alternative” science communicators. They have made strategic use of science to promote their ideological stances, to influence political and/or economic decision-making and to motivate civic action. To date, however, our understanding of science communication in activism has received little critical attention. This set of commentaries acts as a starting point for further research and reflection. The different cases and perspectives urge readers to consider the impact, democratic legitimacy, and relevance of alternative science communication, and the challenges that alternative science communicators pose for science communication and society.

Implications of Economic Decision Making to the Project Manager

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-32
Author(s):  
Brian J. Galli
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Project Manager ◽  
Financial Return ◽  
Economic Decision ◽  
Economic Decisions ◽  
Project Outcome ◽  
Economic Decision Making ◽  
Internal Stakeholders ◽  
The Impact

This paper aims to identify and assess the impact of the project manager's economic decision on a project's outcome. Therefore, this paper focuses on whether a project will be economically and financially viable and will meet the interests of both external and internal stakeholders, especially the project manager's attention. Thus, the objective is to find in the decision-making process how economic decisions can provide and ensure an appropriate level of financial return rate to external and internal stakeholders, such as the project manager. The literature review approach was used to identify this economic decision-making implications on the project's outcomes. Studies show how projects' future is associated with decision making. However, a literature review has shown a shortage of research on the impact of only economic decisions on the project manager and project outcome. This study aims to fill that gap.

Economic Decision-Making and the Impact of Risk Management

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Brian J. Galli ◽  
Gabrielle Battiloro
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Risk Management ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Critical Element ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Economic Decision ◽  
It Impacts ◽  
Economic Decision Making ◽  
The Impact

The purpose of this article is to adequately identify and assess economic risk in decision-making within project environments. A systematic literature review approach is used to recognize the key relationships between risk and economic decision-making. The study shows that the most critical element associated with economic decision-making is the risk. The article highlights the implications of this relationship and how it impacts a project-based environment. Review of the literature has shown limited research in this area. This study seeks to fill a gap within the existing research. The results of this research study contribute to economic decision-making and risk management.

scholarly journals Women Entrepreneurship Development in Yemen: The Role of Decision-Making Empowerment

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 71-86
Author(s):  
Abeer Al-Radami ◽  
Mohammed Saleh Al-Abed
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Two Dimensions ◽  
Strong Positive Correlation ◽  
Women Entrepreneurship ◽  
Economic Decision ◽  
Entrepreneurship Development ◽  
Household Decision ◽  
Household Decision Making ◽  
Economic Decision Making ◽  
The Impact

This research was conducted to examine the impact of decision-making empowerment on women entrepreneurship development in Yemen. Two dimensions of decision-making empowerment were used; economic decision making, and household decision-making empowerment. This study employed the quantitative approach and the method of collecting data was the online-questionnaire. The targeted sample size of this study was 200 business women in Yemen and the response rate was 96.5%. The results of the correlational analysis show that there is a clear strong positive correlation between decision-making empowerment and women entrepreneurship development. In addition, the two dimensions; economic decision making, and household decision-making have a significant relationship with women entrepreneurship development. The results of the regression analysis reveal that decision-making empowerment has a significant impact on women entrepreneurship development and the economic decision-making empowerment and household decision-making empowerment were explaining women entrepreneurship development. It can be concluded that empowering women by allowing them to participate in economic and household decision-making appears to be one of the important factors for developing women's entrepreneurship in particular, which in turn will help reduce poverty as well as achieve economic growth.

scholarly journals The impact of depression on social economic decision making.

2010 ◽  
Vol 119 (2) ◽  
pp. 440-446 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katia M. Harlé ◽  
John J. B. Allen ◽  
Alan G. Sanfey
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Social Economic ◽  
Economic Decision ◽  
Economic Decision Making ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals The Impact of Emotions on Our Rational Economic Decisions

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 19-46
Author(s):  
İbrahim Cevizli ◽  
Mahmut Bilen
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Complex Structure ◽  
Decision Making Process ◽  
Unique Contribution ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Economic Decision ◽  
Economic Theories ◽  
Economic Decisions ◽  
Economic Decision Making ◽  
The Impact

There are many factors that affect the attitudes and behaviors of human beings, which have a very complex structure. However, mainstream economic theories have ignored other characteristics, including the role of emotions, by assuming that human beings are “rational” in the economic decision-making process. Although this assumption is actually controversial, it still maintains its strong established position in economic theories. In the study, the history of economic rationality and the objections developed against the rational individual were examined, and whether emotions affect the economic decision-making process was analyzed with a hypothetical experimental study, first based on observation, and then subjected to the Mann Whitney U test. According to the findings, it was determined that people are also affected by their feelings that they do not act solely on the assumption of rationality in the economic decision-making process. This finding is presented both as a unique contribution to the economics literature and as an option to be evaluated for economic policy makers.

scholarly journals The impact of deferred tax on company valuations in the case of mergers

2017 ◽  
pp. 0-0
Author(s):  
Viola Sebestikova ◽  
Katerina Krzikallova
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Balance Sheet ◽  
International Level ◽  
Economic Decision ◽  
Methods Of Analysis ◽  
Economic Decision Making ◽  
Deferred Tax ◽  
The Impact

The impact of deferred tax on company valuations in the case of mergers The aim of the paper is to fill the gap in the literature related to the disclosure of relevant deferred tax value in accounting under a merger in relation to the valuation of the participating companies. Apart from a description, methods of analysis, synthesis, and comparison are used in this paper as well. The model example shows possible methods of accounting solutions and their influence on the value of assets with a different approach to this solution. Non-disclosure of deferred tax in the opening balance sheet could have a negative impact on the economic decision-making of the acquiring company. The aim of this paper is also to raise the debate at the international level about the extent to which deferred tax should be reflected in the expert valuation of companies or whether it is a purely accounting problem.

scholarly journals Behavioral Patterns of Economic Decision-Making at the Local Level: The Theoretical Principles

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (516) ◽  
pp. 6-13
Author(s):  
K. O. Patytska ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Behavioral Economics ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Behavioral Patterns ◽  
Individual Decision ◽  
Individual Decision Making ◽  
Economic Decision ◽  
Economic Decision Making ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Stability Of Preferences

The article is aimed at defining the behavioral patterns of economic decision-making at the level of territorial hromadas. The main difference between traditional economic science and behavioral economics is substantiated. The traditional economic model is formed around the behavior of the «economic man», which is characterized by rationality in decision-making, completeness of self-control, limitless cognitive skills, restricted self-interest and stability of preferences; behavioral economics – around the behavior of Humans, which is characterized by numerous behavioral biases, changing preferences, acquiring new skills and further learning, social impact, altruism, etc. Two levels of behavioral economics are highlighted: micro- and macro-levels. The first level involves the study of the peculiarities of individual decision-making, the second involves the study of the impact of the behavior of economic agents on the development of the financial market together with economic growth of territories. It is substantiated that the study of behavioral patterns at the local level in the State requires, first of all, an analysis of the peculiarities of individual decision-making in the context of the developments in the micro-behavioral economics. The principles of behavioral economics, which have a significant impact on the behavioral characteristics of economic entities in the process of economic decision-making, are systematized. Cognitive biases and heuristic methods, features of choice architecture that influence decision-making are defined. Prospects for further research in this direction are the introduction of the principles of behavioral economics in the context of the development of territorial hromadas, in particular, taking into account tendencies in decentralization and the increasing impact of the behavior of certain subjects or groups of such entities on the development of the territory with a decrease in the size of the administrative-territorial unit.

scholarly journals Does Enhancing Paid Maternity Leave Policy Help Promote Gender Equality? Evidence from 31 Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Gender Issues ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yan Chai ◽  
Vanessa Ríos-Salas ◽  
Pam Stek ◽  
Jody Heymann
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Gender Equality ◽  
Maternity Leave ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Economic Decision ◽  
Middle Income Countries ◽  
Economic Decision Making ◽  
Leave Policy ◽  
Maternity Leave Policy ◽  
The Impact

AbstractGlobally, women continue to have less economic decision-making power and face gender-unequal norms at work. Little is known about the impact of national public policies on norms surrounding equality. We examined the impact of extending paid maternity leave policy on decision making in the household and gender norms in the workplace, specifically whether women have sole or joint decision-making power with respect to large household purchases and whether women are perceived as having an equal right to jobs when jobs are scarce. We used difference-in-differences models to analyze the impact of increasing paid maternity leave on outcomes measured in the Demographic Health Surveys and World Values Surveys collected in 31 low- and middle-income countries. A one-month increase in the legislated duration of paid maternity leave increased the odds that women and their partners/spouses reported that women had more decision-making power by 40% (95% CI 1.14, 1.70) and 66% (95% CI 1.36, 2.03), respectively. A one-month increase in the legislated duration of paid maternity leave was associated with 41.5 percentage-point increase in the prevalence of individuals disagreeing with the statement that “when jobs are scarce, men should have more right to a job than women.” More generous maternity leave increases gender equality in economic decision making in the household and improves gender norms related to work. Future studies should examine the impact of paternity leave and non-discrimination policy, as well as other large-scale policies aiming to improve gender equality at work and at home.

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