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Category Archives: Social sciences
Risk-loving managers bribe more with no payoff
I studied the role of managerial traits in company-level corruption among Vietnamese small and medium enterprises. Vietnam is a Socialist republic that has experienced high economic growth; however, they also have widespread corruption. According to Transparency International’s Corruption Perception Index, … Continue reading
Posted in Research, Social sciences
Tagged bribery, corruption, managerial traits, managers, personality traits, Vietnam
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My gold rush in science
Brain researcher Jaan Aru describes his scientific gold rush. Continue reading
Posted in Estonia, Medical sciences, Research, Social sciences
Tagged AI, brain research, consciousness, gold, mining, neuroscience, science, scientist
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How psychology can help shape policies (3/3): Measuring influence
University of Tartu psychologists write about how psychology can help measure the impact of policies. Continue reading
Posted in Research, Social sciences
Tagged impact, measuring influence, psychology, questionnaire
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Where is global tourism going?
Four tourism students at the University of Tartu write about the near future of tourism. Continue reading
Posted in Research, Social sciences, Studies
Tagged AI, generation Z, millenials, overtourism, sharing economy, social media, tourism, traveling
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How psychology can help shape policies (2/3): Influencing behaviour
UT psychologists Andero Uusberg and Kariina Laas write about how psychology can help shape policies by influencing human behaviour. Continue reading
Posted in Research, Social sciences
Tagged influencing behaviour, nudging, psychology, psychology of persuasion
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Who follows in the steps of Greta Thunberg
Researchers have analyzed the profile of global climate protesters in March and September 2019. Continue reading
Posted in Events, Research, Social sciences
Tagged climate protests, climate strike, FridaysforFuture, Greta Thunberg, school strike
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How psychology can help shape policies (1/3): Modelling behaviour
The word ‘psychologist’ tends to be associated with an image of a psychotherapist working with a patient who has turned to them as a last resort, perhaps even with eyes cast down in shame. There are many things wrong with … Continue reading
Posted in Research, Social sciences
Tagged financial behaviour, homo economicus, pension, policies, policy making, psychology, shaping behaviour
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