In traditional economics the decision-making process for individuals currently has effectively no role for ethics, as individuals are self-interested. The key concepts in economics which determine the role of ethics in the decision-making process are utility, rationality and methodological individualism and hence how these can be and are formulated and combined determines different roles for et...

In an essay published in 1973 James Doull defined the organization of contemporary society in terms of two principles, “an unlimited technical and economic expansion” and “the utopian confidence that men can live together in unity of purpose.” His purpose was to demonstrate the continuing validity of the tripartite Hegelian analysis of the modern state against subsequent criticism. He located t...

New institutionalism is an approach to the study of social events that is becoming increasingly popular. Different lines of new institutional research can be distinguished. In one line of research it is argued that the social sciences should transcend reductionist modes of explanation, in particular the methodological individualism exemplified by the theory of rational choice. In this view, red...

Individuals’ privacy concerns can inhibit their online purchasing behavior. This paper investigates the moderating role of espoused individualism and uncertainty avoidance in the effect of external persuasion cues (e.g., privacy policy statements and third-party assurance seals) on attitude toward a website. This study hypothesizes that individuals scoring high on individualism or uncertainty a...

Agent-Based Modeling can contribute to the understanding of international trade processes. Models for the effects of culture and cultural differences on agent behavior are required for realistic agent-based simulation of international trade. This paper makes a step toward modeling of culture in agents. The focus is one of the five dimensions of culture according to Hofstede: individualism versu...

The article deals with an actual problem: the use of digital economy methods in construction integrated logistics systems. rationale for need and feasibility using technologies creating is given. A methodological approach to blockchain method proposed, characteristic features which terms possibilities its are given by authors.

Colour-blindness is a prominent concept across disciplines in the US but less and still an emerging under-utilised conceptual tool European Swedish context. Existing research measures colour-blind attitudes – defined as belief that race does not matter. In this paper we examine what happens when translate these measurements understandings of to context? We present results from two quantitative ...

This paper identifies a failure by mobilities scholars to engage with the methodological and analytical possibilities offered by qualitative GIS. We argue this represents a missed opportunity and present the spatial transcript, a technique we have developed in order to address this shortcoming. Qualitative GIS seeks to find ways to analyse how space shapes data, offering a useful way in to inve...

Mobile apps offer new possibilities to improve business processes. However, the introduction of mobile apps is typically carried out from a technology point of view. Hence, process improvement from a business point of view is not guaranteed. There is a methodological lack for a holistic analysis of business processes regarding mobile technology. For this purpose, we present an analysis framewor...