This paper discusses the discounted utility (DU) model: its historical development,
underlying assumptions, and “anomalies”-the empirical regularities that are inconsistent with …

Over the last decade,'user experience'(UX) became a buzzword in the field of human-
computer interaction (HCI) and interaction design. As technology matured, interactive …

Organizations are dynamic, hierarchically structured entities. Such dynamism is reflected in
the emergence of significant events at every organizational level. Despite this fact, there has …

In his book" In the blink of an eye" Walter Murch, the Oscar-awarded editor of The English
Patient, Apocalypse Now, and many other outstanding movies, devises the Rule of Six--six …

We look for evidence of habituation in twenty waves of German panel data: do individuals
tend to return to some baseline level of well‐being after life and labour market events …

Although both researchers and practitioners know that an employee's performance varies
over time within a job, this within-person performance variability is not well understood and …

Why do rising incomes not make people happier? Some argue that it is because we quickly
become accustomed to our new acquisitions. Others would say that it is because relative …

This paper challenges the common assumption that economic agents know their tastes.
After reviewing previous research showing that valuation of ordinary products and …

Straight Choices provides a fascinating introduction to the psychology of decision making,
enhanced by discussion of relevant examples of decision problems faced in everyday life …

Research in intertemporal choice has been done in a variety of contexts, yet there is a
remarkable consensus that future outcomes are discounted (or undervalued) relative to …