Essays about: "rationality"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 294 essays containing the word rationality.

1. 6. Who Deserves to Be Included? Diffraction of Diversity and Inclusion in Swedish International Organizations

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper

   Author : Kanae Wada; [2023-08-21]
   Keywords : Diversity; Inclusion; Diversity management; Differences; Neoliberalism;

   Abstract : My thesis explores how diffraction on D&I is created by the entanglement of the nature of institution (institutional will and wall) and dissemination of neoliberal rationality, and how it perpetuates power relations that creates inequality and exclusion. I will explore this through critical discourse and intersectionality analysis thereby aiming to offer suggestions to improve diversity and inclusion (D&I) work at the Swedish organizations. READ MORE

3. 7. "We're here, and we don't know why" : An analysis of the postmodernist rejection of a universal meaning to life in Ken Grimwood’s novel Replay

   University essay from Jönköping University/Högskolan för lärande och kommunikation

   Author : Samuel Berglund; [2023]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : The question of the meaning of life is at the centre of this study without being directly addressed. The study does not analyse the meaning of life but rather how the main characters of the novel Replay (Jeff and Pamela) approach the question. READ MORE

4. 8. Socioeconomic status and preferences for income inequality: A quantitative study using the International Social Survey Program Data

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Aude Elisabeth Marguerite Carreau; [2023]
   Keywords : preferences; income inequality; socioeconomic status; meritocracy; social mobility; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : People's preferences for income inequality vary, and this research investigates the influence of socioeconomic status on these preferences. Drawing on a structural position theory that considers individuals’ self-interest and rationality to be driven by their socioeconomic status, this paper examines the extent to which socioeconomic status affects the likelihood of accepting income inequality. READ MORE

5. 9. Potential AI Application In The Swedish Army And Its Relation To The Holiness Of Life : A study of army officers' narratives on the military experience in the face of AI

   University essay from Försvarshögskolan

   Author : Pepule Majken Brodrej; [2023]
   Keywords : Holiness of Human Life; Emotions; Transrational Sentiments; Social Contracts; Military AI; Artificial intelligence;

   Abstract : This master thesis examines army officer's view of the social implications of AI within the Swedish Army, as well as what is required of researchers to understand the implications of AI. The thesis is based on an interpretive study of the army officers' narrative and is supported by contemporary research on AI for military use. READ MORE

6. 10. Data Misinterpretation: A Consequence of Data Structure? : A Cognitive Imperfection and Its Economic Implications

   University essay from Jönköping University/Internationella Handelshögskolan

   Author : Balázs Faragó; Joakim Ben David; [2023]
   Keywords : Data Misinterpretation; Behavioural Economics; Policy Decision-Making; Cognitive Bias; Convex Hull; Agent-Based Computational Economics;

   Abstract : This study examines the claim that individuals misinterpret the mean of a dataset (displayed as a scatterplot) more when the convex hull of the dataset is less representative of the data. In addition, this study also tests whether outliers in the data can predict the magnitude of error that individuals make in interpreting the mean of the dataset. READ MORE