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Why do small powers go to big wars?: the Colombian participation in the Korean conflict (1950-1953)
(2017-05-16)
This work addresses the determinants of the decisions made by small powers to fight alongside great powers in major conflicts. When faced with the request from a great power to participate in wars, some peripheral countries ...
Political views, morality, and attitudes toward marijuana legalization
(2017)
In this paper, we examine why attitudes toward marijuana legalization are split along ideological lines. In a survey, we found that conservatives were more likely to oppose this policy partly because of their greater ...
Look before you leap: the effects of cognitive impulsiveness and reasoning process on rational decision making
(2016-10-19)
Impulsivity may lead to several unfortunate consequences and maladaptive behaviors for clinical and non-clinical people. Although many studies discuss the negative impact of it, few of them emphasize the relationship between ...
In the heat of the moment: convergent behavior of rankings under simulated annealing
(2016-05-31)
Rankings are a recent tool being used in several fields, including in management. Their pervasive use is associated to the fields of behavior and decision making. Despite their constant usage, few research have tried to ...
The price of threat: the role of identity-safe marketplaces in predicting intergroup price sensitivity
(2016-04-26)
In field experiments with subjects living either inside or outside Brazilian slums (n=955), we show that consumers living in slums are less price sensitive, in opposition with recent price sensitivity research. Comparing ...
Show me the money and I will bring you the head: evaluation of the effects of self-interest and anger on whistleblowing
(2016-02-05)
Though many of those who decided to report wrongdoings in their organizations were able to tell their stories (e.g. Bamford, 2014, Armenakis 2004), it is fair to say that there is still much left to uncover. The paper aims ...
The Hunger games: the impact of hunger on risk preference
(2014)
We often feel hungry and we also often make decisions that involve risk and uncertainty. However, little is known about the influence of the feeling of hunger on risk preference. Previous studies have suggested that hunger ...
Better than my pride is your misfortune: the impact of schadenfreude on decision-making
(2013-08-05)
Investigações anteriores relacionadas ao schadenfreude concentraram-se nos fatores que provocam o prazer no infortúnio do outro. A presente pesquisa tem como objetivo investigar o impacto do schadenfreude na tomada de ...
A lealdade dos servidores públicos brasileiros: uma análise na área de segurança pública do Distrito Federal
(2012-12-27)
Esta pesquisa tem por objetivo contribuir para compreensão dos vínculos de lealdade que orientam a atuação dos servidores públicos brasileiros. Após a revisão bibliográfica, foram realizadas entrevistas a fim de coletar e ...
Speak now or forever hold your peace: an empirical investigation of whistleblowing in Brazilian organizations
(2012-10-29)
À medida que ajudam as organizações a prevenir condutas irregulares e a manter um ambiente de trabalho mais éticos, as denúncias (whistleblowing) são frequentemente apontadas pela literatura como um benefício à sociedade ...