Search results for cognitive dissonance

Economics & Business Jan 9, 2024

How marketing and business school educators can help combat climate change

The holidays are a wrap, and the new year offers an opportunity for reflection and change. For many people, the holidays are a time when consumption kicks into overdrive, but a University of Arizona researcher concerned about ...

Economics & Business Jan 8, 2024

Can non-partisan news survive in the online echo chamber?

Journalists are supposed to go where the story takes them, unrestrained by political bias. But the online media market puts the ideal of journalistic objectivity to a severe test, as highly partisan news sources compete for ...

Environment Nov 21, 2023

Denial is over: Climate change is happening, but why do we still act like it's not?

Climate-fueled disaster is now front-page news, as record-breaking floods, fires, droughts and storms keep arriving.

Social Sciences Nov 15, 2023

The name game: CEOs with favorable surnames found to receive higher pay

Research from Bayes Business School (formerly Cass) shows that the 'favorability' of a CEO's surname plays a major role in determining their job security and can increase their total compensation by as much as 4.9%.

Environment Jul 27, 2023

Rethink routine tasks to cut workplace environmental costs, says study

A study to explore ways information systems (IS) could support eco-efficient behavior change in organizations found two equally effective IS methods to reduce paper printing by more than 70%.

Social Sciences Jul 25, 2023

Understanding the cheese paradox: Why do vegetarians eat animal products?

A new study by the University of Stirling has sought to understand why vegetarians consume non-meat animal products despite their concerns that animal agricultural production can be cruel.

Earth Sciences Jul 21, 2023

Temperature records shattered across the world as tourists flock to experience the heat

This June was the warmest one ever recorded and unprecedented summer heat waves are now gripping southern Europe, China, the Middle East and the southern United States.

Social Sciences Jul 18, 2023

Walking the moral tightrope: Exploring the effect of the Trump presidency on the civil service

During his presidency, Donald Trump and members of his administration repeatedly accused federal civil servants of undermining their agenda through the "deep state." They sought to curtail career employees' workplace protections, ...

Social Sciences Jun 5, 2023

Social media misinformation theory draws on classic tragedies, platform algorithms

Tales of people reading on social media about suspect, off-label uses of ivermectin to ward off COVID-19, ingesting the livestock dewormer and then suffering gastrointestinal distress might seem like the pinnacle of the 2021 ...

Social Sciences Dec 27, 2022

Betting on female jockeys can bring greater rewards, but it's not all good news

The bookmaker (nearly) always wins, as the adage goes. But if you want to tip the balance in your favor, look to female riders.

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