Methodological aspects of goal-setting upon transition to digital economy

The Application of Goal Setting to Sports

Studies of goal setting both in organizations and the laboratory have found that (a) specific, difficult goals lead to better performance than vague or easy goals; (b) shortterm goals can facilitate the achievement of long-term goals; (c) goals affect performance by affecting effort, persistence, and direction of attention, and by motivating strategy development; (d) feedback regarding progress...

The Transition From Centralized to a Free Economy Within the Framework of Regional Cooperation

Evaluation of Price Setting Models in Iran’s Economy (DSGE Approach)

 Despite the consensus on the importance of nominal rigidities, there is no general agreement among monetary economists regarding the most appropriate and consistent pricing model that must be used to assess the effects of monetary policies in the economy. Due to the lack of empirical evidence with relation to the pricing behavior of Iranian firms, there is no general agreement on how to introd...

Engineering and Methodological Aspects of Boxed Economy Frameworks Frameworks for Agent-Based Economic Simulations

In this paper, we would like to discuss about ”Boxed Economy Frameworks” from two different angles. One is about engineering, and the other is about methodology. Boxed Economy Frameworks are object-oriented frameworks for agent-based economic simulations which are intended to make predictions and explanations of the real economic movements. The two viewpoints we have raised are necessary for ov...

Goal-Setting For Safety

Following the Piper Alpha disaster and the subsequent public enquiry, Lord Cullen recommended that the Health and Safety Executive shift its emphasis towards an 'auditing of systems' approach, rather than an 'inspection of sites' approach. Although primarily aimed at the offshore industry, the implications for all industries are that management will have to develop safety management systems tha...