Essays about: "beauty contest"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the words beauty contest.
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1. Can strategic thinking be taught or is it a matter of cognitive ability and personality -An experimental study
University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionenAbstract : Can strategic thinking be taught? Randomized experiments were organized to estimate the effect of information nudge on strategic decisions. The information nudge consisted of seeing a short text and a picture with an explanation related to game theory. Test subjects played two games: a p-beauty contest game and a variable-sum game. READ MORE
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2. Spectrum auctions in Sweden : A theoretical study of spectrum auctions in Sweden
University essay from Mälardalens högskola/Akademin för ekonomi, samhälle och teknikAbstract : This paper seeks to find whether the spectrum auctions in Sweden have been conducted efficiently and if there is a de facto model that suits all auctions. The efficiency is conditions that emphasise truthful bidding, price discovery and limits collusive behaviour. READ MORE
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3. Women’s experiences of gender-based barriers and stereotypes in bodybuilding as a masculine sport in Poland
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaperAbstract : The aim of this thesis is to study gender-based barriers and stereotypes that influence women in masculine sports taking bodybuilding as an example and analyzing four interviews by using a feminism perspective and professional discourse analysis. In terms of methodology it applies narrative writing, interviews, analysis and professional discourse analysis from female bodybuilding athletes and autoethnography. READ MORE
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4. (S)examensarbete
University essay from Konstfack/TextilAbstract : Preface: Thank you to all the women in my life who have supported me through this process; to my mother, to my other mother (Susan), to Kara, to Jordan and, of course, to Dolly. Summary: (S)examensarbete is a journey through which I have questioned if knitting can be sexy. READ MORE
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5. Strategic decision-making, negotiation ability and beliefs about malleability
University essay from Psykologiska institutionenAbstract : The “2/3 Beauty-contest” game is widely used to measure peoples strategic ability, but are quite abstract and numerical (Camerer, 2003). Based on research from Sternberg one may believe that people’s strategic ability will show better in a less abstract situation (Sternberg, 2004). READ MORE