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Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Communication studies > Decision theory > General
Sustainability issues have gained more importance in contemporary
globalization, pushing decision makers to find a systematic
mathematical approach to conduct analyses of this real-world
problem. The growing complexity in modern social-economics or
engineering environments or systems has forced researchers to solve
complicated problems by using multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM)
approaches. However, traditional MCDM research mainly focuses on
reaching the highest economic value or efficiency, and issues
related to sustainability are still not closely explored. Advanced
Multi-Criteria Decision Making for Addressing Complex
Sustainability Issues discusses and addresses the challenges in the
implementation of decision-making models in the context of green
and sustainable engineering, criteria identification,
quantification, comparison, selection, and analysis in the context
of manufacturing, supply chain, transportation, and energy sectors.
All academic communities in the areas of management, economics,
business sciences, mechanical, and manufacturing technologies are
able to use, apply, and implement the models presented in this
book. It is intended for researchers, manufacturers, engineers,
managers, industry professionals, academicians, and students.
This book is a methodological guide intended for those who wish to
better understand how to conduct research in the education and
training sciences. It is organized into three main parts. The first
part deals with postures, emphasizing the idea that engaging in a
research process involves taking a different stance from that of a
social or professional actor. For example, this may require
converting a professional or social question into a research
question or reflecting on the use of a social vocabulary in
research. The second part concerns practices, that is, how research
is conducted: the definition of a research question based on
findings, theoretical exploration and problematization, the
production of empirical information and its analysis and
restitution. The third and final part concludes by focusing on the
diversity of research forms; not only research cultures specific to
disciplinary fields and approaches, such as action research,
collaborative research or research training, but also the design
choices in terms of multi-, inter- or trans-disciplinarily.
In The Mind within the Brain, David Redish brings together cutting
edge research in psychology, robotics, economics, neuroscience, and
the new fields of neuroeconomics and computational psychiatry, to
offer a unified theory of human decision-making. Most importantly,
Redish shows how vulnerabilities, or "failure-modes," in the
decision-making system can lead to serious dysfunctions, such as
irrational behavior, addictions, problem gambling, and PTSD. Told
with verve and humor in an easily readable style, Redish makes
these difficult concepts understandable. Ranging widely from the
surprising roles of emotion, habit, and narrative in
decision-making, to the larger philosophical questions of how mind
and brain are related, what makes us human, the nature of morality,
free will, and the conundrum of robotics and consciousness, The
Mind within the Brain offers fresh insight into one of the most
complex aspects of human behavior.
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