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- The effects of task characteristics on task planning and procrastinationPublication . Cruz, Marta Quintela; Fernandes, DanielThe purpose of this article is to address procrastination from a time planning and time prediction perspective. Three reasons are ascertained as to why people procrastinate, namely unanticipated interruptions, forgetting the task at hand and creating task conflicts during planning. However, since the effects of different types of tasks on procrastination have not yet been addressed, this research aims to fill in the existing gap on this field of study by giving continuation to the research project developed by Fernandes (2013). Initially, the existing literature on procrastination, propensity to plan and different task types (Number of people involved in the task; Complexity of the task; Consumption Tasks and Attractiveness of the task) is reviewed in order to develop an exploratory and descriptive study on the prevalence of each type of task on the relationships with procrastination. By analysing the effect of the different task characteristics and respondent’s proposed scheduled time for their execution, the results show that tasks perform by more than one person (multiple), with certain consumption natures, with a higher level of complexity and that were considered fun were the ones scheduled for the latest slots. The application of a mediation model, allowed us to conclude that task attractiveness and task complexity serve as mediators of the relationship between tasks with consumption nature and time scheduled. There are several implications for marketers and managers that can be taken out from this study. Firstly it is important to understand such behaviours in the consumption environment in order to develop tools, i.e. customer rewards, to overcome the procrastination and planning problem.
- Algumas questões sobre o segredo de justiçaPublication . Melancia, Alexandrina Saloca Sousa; Silva, Germano Marques da
- As amnistias fiscais como instrumento de política fiscalPublication . Santos, José Pedro Paixão Pereira dos; Nogueira, João Félix Pinto
- Political ideology and consumption decisions : insights of a field experiment on conservatives’ and liberals’ choice preferencesPublication . Heilen, Linda Johanna Marie; Fernandes, DanielDespite continuous polarisation along political party lines, it remains unclear how differences in political ideology impact the choices consumers make. This dissertation presents a field experiment performed to investigate the impact of political ideology on consumers’ behaviour, by examining the influence of traits associated with a conservative or liberal ideology on choice preferences. We hereby draw on the motivated social cognition theory, which establishes conservatism as a defence system against threats and on the ideology–social comparison link. Our analysis of the choice preferences of conservatives and liberals regarding luxurious and green products shows that political ideology indeed influences conservatives’ and liberals’ product choices and that these choices can be subconsciously affected by selected priming tasks. This research therefore emphasises the importance of political ideology for consumer behaviour and its implications on choice preferences by unveiling the predictive power of political tendencies.
- Centro internacional de negócios de Cabo Verde : fiscalidade e geoestratégiaPublication . Gonçalves, Tiago Fonte Santa Caló; Vasques, Sérgio
- Portugal o novo "paraíso fiscal" para os estrangeiros : regime fiscal dos residentes não habituais e os golden visasPublication . Mesquita, Raquel Sofia Zé Senhor; Tavares, Tomás Cantista