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Resource-Allocation Behavior

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vi
  2. An Introduction to Resource-Allocation Behavior

    • Harvey J. Langholtz, Antoinette T. Marty, Christopher T. Ball, Eric C. Nolan
    Pages 1-8
  3. The Optimal Model: Linear Programming

    • Harvey J. Langholtz, Antoinette T. Marty, Christopher T. Ball, Eric C. Nolan
    Pages 9-17
  4. RAB with Time, Three Dimensions, and Minimums

    • Harvey J. Langholtz, Antoinette T. Marty, Christopher T. Ball, Eric C. Nolan
    Pages 19-29
  5. Previous Research

    • Harvey J. Langholtz, Antoinette T. Marty, Christopher T. Ball, Eric C. Nolan
    Pages 31-36
  6. RAB with Various Levels of Information

    • Harvey J. Langholtz, Antoinette T. Marty, Christopher T. Ball, Eric C. Nolan
    Pages 37-61
  7. RAB in Harsh and Benign Environments

    • Harvey J. Langholtz, Antoinette T. Marty, Christopher T. Ball, Eric C. Nolan
    Pages 63-87
  8. RAB when Gains and Losses are Possible

    • Harvey J. Langholtz, Antoinette T. Marty, Christopher T. Ball, Eric C. Nolan
    Pages 89-106
  9. RAB when the Objective Function Changes

    • Harvey J. Langholtz, Antoinette T. Marty, Christopher T. Ball, Eric C. Nolan
    Pages 107-143
  10. RAB in Commonplace but Complex Tasks

    • Harvey J. Langholtz, Antoinette T. Marty, Christopher T. Ball, Eric C. Nolan
    Pages 145-177
  11. Cognitive Strategies for RAB

    • Harvey J. Langholtz, Antoinette T. Marty, Christopher T. Ball, Eric C. Nolan
    Pages 179-200
  12. Distributive Justice in Resource-Allocation

    • Harvey J. Langholtz, Antoinette T. Marty, Christopher T. Ball, Eric C. Nolan
    Pages 201-234
  13. Conclusions and Future Areas to be Mapped

    • Harvey J. Langholtz, Antoinette T. Marty, Christopher T. Ball, Eric C. Nolan
    Pages 235-242
  14. Back Matter

    Pages 243-245

About this book

Despite the increasing necessity for information on allocating dwindling resources, resource-allocation behavior is not nearly so well understood as choice behavior (selection from two or more already defined alternatives, events, or lotteries.)

Although there have been scores of books devoted to the optimal model for making resource-allocation decisions there has never been a book discussing the cognitive aspects of this behavior.

This book answers the question of how people make such decisions while explaining how Linear Programming can be applied within the context of resource-allocation. It also takes the reader step-by-step into several types of problems under varying conditions, including harsh and benign environments, maximization and minimization, multi-dimensional, and cyclical problems.

Authors and Affiliations

  • The College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, USA

    Harvey J. Langholtz, Antoinette T. Marty, Christopher T. Ball

  • University of California, Davis, Davis, USA

    Eric C. Nolan

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Resource-Allocation Behavior

  • Authors: Harvey J. Langholtz, Antoinette T. Marty, Christopher T. Ball, Eric C. Nolan

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-1131-1

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 2003

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4020-7227-7Published: 30 September 2002

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4613-5408-6Published: 05 November 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4615-1131-1Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VI, 245

  • Topics: Psychology, general, Personality and Social Psychology

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eBook USD 84.99
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Softcover Book USD 109.99
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  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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Hardcover Book USD 109.99
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  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

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