Risk-free decision-making

This paper addresses the topic of “risk-free decision-making”, a term which refers to the fact that people are acting “as if” their decisions are “risk-free”. Various social theories are discussed as possible explanations for the growth of this behavior and specific examples are given. Much of the i...

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Published in:Journal of business ethics
Authors: Lobuts, John F. (Author) ; Pennewill, Carol L. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer Science + Business Media B. V 1986
In: Journal of business ethics
Year: 1986, Volume: 5, Issue: 1, Pages: 29-37
Further subjects:B Personal Experience
B News Event
B Psychological Literature
B Social Theory
B Economic Growth
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Summary:This paper addresses the topic of “risk-free decision-making”, a term which refers to the fact that people are acting “as if” their decisions are “risk-free”. Various social theories are discussed as possible explanations for the growth of this behavior and specific examples are given. Much of the information was drawn from personal experience, current sociological and psychological literature and news events.
ISSN:1573-0697
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of business ethics
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1007/BF02116140