Research traditions across the social sciences have explored the drivers of individual
behavior and proposed different models of decision making. Four diverse perspectives are …

A challenge relating to the development of renewable energy in the UK concerns how large
companies can foster positive relationships with local communities. The concepts of …

Drawing upon the self-determination theory, we develop a two-stage multi-path mediation
model in which psychological autonomy mediates the relationship between active …

What is the real value of entrepreneurship? We propose a framework of psychological utility
by integrating Job Demands-Resources (JD-R) theory with a recovery approach from a …

There is a growing body of evidence that many entrepreneurs seem to enter and persist in
entrepreneurship despite earning low risk-adjusted returns. This has lead to attempts to …

This book addresses the wave of innovation and reforms that has been called the nudge or
behavioural public policy agenda, which has emerged in many countries since the mid …

A leading economist discusses the potential of happiness research (the quantification of well-
being) to answer important questions that standard economics methods are unable to …

Any organization's success depends upon the voluntary cooperation of its members. But
what motivates people to cooperate? In Why People Cooperate, Tom Tyler challenges the …

A psychological tax contract goes beyond the traditional deterrence model and explains tax
morale as a complicated interaction between taxpayers and the government. As a …

The 2009 Commission on the Measurement of Economic Performance and Social Progress
(“Stiglitz-Sen-Fitoussi” Commission) concluded that we should move away from over …