Behavior is what animals do. It can be defined as the muscular output of an organism or as its externally observable dynamical features (Box 1). The brain is the chief architect, orchestrator and ...

This post is in response to Anxiety and Depression Are Symptoms, Not Diseases By Gregg Henriques Ph.D. Given that many readers found my claims about the nature of depression controversial (here and ...

Professor Yang Yongzhong has proposed the global proposition of"The Methodization of Human Behavior: From 'Thinking Thrice BeforeActing' to 'Ask Thrice Before Acting'".（杨永忠提出“行为方法化”理念，倡导“三思而后行”向“三问而 ...

Prospect theory [1, 2, 3] has perhaps been one of the most influential theories within psychology and behavioral economics. Daniel Kahneman won the Nobel prize for this work. Prospect theory and ...

Behavioral Economics is the application of psychology to the field of economics. It describes the role that psychology plays among consumers, employers, and governments, which then impacts markets and ...

Motivating employees to achieve the desired behavioral outcome is an important leadership function. In a small business it is easier to assess outcomes, so your leadership tactics can be modified ...

The author of a paper in a previous issue of Journal of Post Keynesian Economics suggested that developments in behavioral finance might lead Post Keynesian economists to a new "general theory of ...

Not least because of the COVID-19 pandemic, conspiracy theories are more topical than ever. They are reported and discussed in almost all media and communication channels. But what influence do they ...

Leadership theories debate what makes a good leader. Over the years, many schools of thought have developed that give different explanations about where leaders come from and how they can be ...

When thinking about a firm’s financing and investment decisions, rational executives are guided by a belief in the efficiency of markets. But what if markets aren’t always as efficient as we believe ...

Primary care physician recruitment and retention must rely on not only increased financial remuneration, but also on a redesign of workflow and processes. Addressing the mounting primary care shortage ...