RT Article T1 Risk-free decision-making JF Journal of business ethics VO 5 IS 1 SP 29 OP 37 A1 Lobuts, John F. A1 Pennewill, Carol L. A2 Pennewill, Carol L. LA English YR 1986 UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1785596284 AB 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. K1 News Event K1 Psychological Literature K1 Social Theory K1 Personal Experience K1 Economic Growth DO 10.1007/BF02116140