Keywords
self help, management, behavioral economics
Abstract
"In Defense of the Self-Help Book" explores the relationship between behavioral economics and the effects that self-help and management books have. It explores loss aversion and the optimism bias paradox and applies it to those who use success literature to improve their own abilities.
Recommended Citation
Barrott, Owen
(2017)
"In Defense of the Self-Help Book,"
Marriott Student Review: Vol. 1, Article 2.
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https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/marriottstudentreview/vol1/iss1/2
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