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The Psychology of the Foreign Exchange Market
This book demystifies the foreign exchange market by focusing on the people who comprise it. Drawing on the expertise of the very professionals whose decisions help shape the market, Thomas Oberlechner describes the highly interdependent relationship between financial decision makers and news providers, showing that the assumption that the foreign exchange market is purely economic and rational has to be replaced by a more complex market psychology.
A Tale of Two Crises
First Published in 2012. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Financial Markets in Vietnam's Transition Economy
In 1986, Vietnam initiated its extensive economic reform program, known as Doi Moi, which saved the country - then in a devastating economic crisis - from a collapse. The introduction of market system has brought back substantial changes in both people's life and the national economy. Market mechanism, commercial institutions, private properties and capital goods ownership, free trade... have since come into existence. Gradually, financial markets have grown up to be a critically component of Vietnam's economic transition. This book provides some in-depth introduction and analysis of Vietnam's financial markets with emphasis on corporate debts and equity, gold and foreign exchange. It may be regarded as one of the most important contributions to the literature of Vietnam's financial economics, thus far. It contains original research results, which should benefit readers with interest in understanding the contemporary issues of Vietnam's economy, for either business or academic purposes. In addition, policy makers and international donors could also find its insights and implications useful; many of which are original and supported by empirical evidences.
Investor Behavior
WINNER, Business: Personal Finance/Investing, 2015 USA Best Book Awards FINALIST, Business: Reference, 2015 USA Best Book Awards Investor Behavior provides readers with a comprehensive understanding and the latest research in the area of behavioral finance and investor decision making. Blending contributions from noted academics and experienced practitioners, this 30-chapter book will provide investment professionals with insights on how to understand and manage client behavior; a framework for interpreting financial market activity; and an in-depth understanding of this important new field of investment research. The book should also be of interest to academics, investors, and students. The...
Swans, Swine, and Swindlers
Swans, Swine, and Swindlers addresses a core, contemporary question: What steps can we take to better anticipate and manage mega-crises, such as Haiti, Katrina, and 9/11? This book explores the concept of "messes." A mess is a web of complex and dynamically interacting, ill-defined, and/or wicked problems; their solutions; and our conscious and unconscious assumptions, beliefs, emotions, and values. The roots of messes can be classified as Swans (the inability to surface and test false assumptions and mistaken beliefs), Swine (the inability to confront and manage greed, hubris, arrogance, and narcissism), and Swindlers (the inability to confront, detect, and stop unethical and corrupt behavi...
Enabling Innovation
The capability to innovate in an on-going manner is emerging as a decisive key factor in today's world of business and work. The ability to stay competitive is becoming identical with the ability to innovate. This book originated from the research and development project “International Monitoring” and outlines the topic of innovative capability from a practice-oriented angle. Contributions of German and international experts offer an enlightening glimpse behind the scenes of innovations. The central issue is not the description of features of successful innovation processes or how innovations can be efficiently controlled and managed, but under which conditions they can emerge in the first place. In what way can individuals, organizations, networks and societies be enabled to continuously induce innovations?
Inside the Investor's Brain
Unique insights into how the mind of an investor operates and how developing emotional awareness leads to long-term success Inside the Investor's Brain provides readers with specific techniques for understanding their financial psychology, so that they can improve their own performance and learn how to outsmart other investors. Chapter by chapter, author Richard Peterson addresses various mental traps and how they play a role in investing. Through examples, such as a gambling experiment with playing cards, the author shows readers how being aware of the subconscious can separate the smart investors from the average ones. This book also contains descriptions of the work of neuroscientists, financial practitioners, and psychologists, offering an expert's view into the mind of the market. Innovative and accessible, Inside the Investor's Brain gives investors the tools they need to better understand how emotions and mental biases affect the way they manage money and react to market moves.
Countering Terrorism
Ways in which federal, state, and local institutions should integrate their efforts to prepare for future terrorist threats.
Empathieförderung durch Philosophieren mit Kindern
Empathiefähigkeit zählt zu den wichtigsten "Soft Skills" in Hinblick auf eine erfolgreiche Lebensführung. Stellt das Philosophieren mit Kindern im Schulbereich eine Möglichkeit dar, einen Beitrag zur Förderung von Empathiefähigkeit zu leisten? Die empirische Untersuchung geht dieser Fragestellung nach. Ausgehend von einer Auseinandersetzung mit verschiedenen Empathiebegriffen und Ansätzen des Philosophierens mit Kindern wird zunächst der mögliche Zusammenhang zwischen diesen beiden Bereichen aufgezeigt. Hieraus leiteten sich die Forschungsfragen ab. Die Untersuchung wurde mit einer Schülergruppe der 5. Jahrgangsstufe durchgeführt. Die Daten wurden mittels der Qualitativen Inhaltsanalyse nach Mayring ausgewertet. Es zeigte sich, dass philosophische Gespräche das Potential besitzen, einen Beitrag zur Empathieförderung zu leisten. Im Sinne dieser Erkenntnis werden mögliche Folgerung für die Durchführung von philosophischen Gesprächen aufgezeigt. Quelle: Klappentext.
