Humans are naturally inclined to seek compromise (Baume & Novak, 2020, pp. 70–71), which is a well-studied psychological condition (Radosavljevic, Andelkovic, & Panagopoulos, 2014). Because of the...
Aristotle characterized envy as anguish at the prospect of another’s good fortune which is provoked by “those who have what we ought to have” (Aristotle in Cope, 1877). Russell (1930/2015) refers...
The journal articles written by Jones (2003) and Cairney (2012) seem very different at face value, but we can see the same point of view in both. Jones analyses specific challenges to rationality...
In the field of service marketing, relationship marketing is gradually experiencing more common deployment. To some, it would appear as if it were new. But, as Morgan and Hunt (1994) have...
When people query why elite athletes such as NBA basketball players are getting paid so much more than teachers, the argument is one of scarcity: it is not that basketballers get paid more; it is...
If you opt to believe Anderson (2016; originally 1991), it becomes necessary to concur with the notion that ancient great powers, including Ancient India and Ancient China, are merely modern...
Truth in advertising is something that many people would call an oxymoron, but with the advent of social media, we have become even more cynical, and it has become common to see the promotion of...
I have been giving oral presentations for a long time. The methodology I used in learning the necessary skill has been far from ideal—jumping into fire rarely leaves you without scars. So, I do...
Many in Silicon Valley and others like to promote the false concept of artificial intelligence (AI) and, specifically, how AI and automation will replace people. There is one reason they do so: to...
Introduction Posner (1968: 1563–4) upholds the position where diverse markets act outside the whims of individual players. The distinction lies in an argument where parties in the pricing model of...