Back to Bentham? Explorations of Experienced Utility

Back to Bentham: Should We? Large-Scale Comparison of Decision versus Experienced Utility for Income-Leisure Preferences

Bentham or Bergson? Finite Sensibility, Utility Functions and Social Welfare Functions

Determinants of Health Economic Decisions in Actual Practice: The Role of Behavioral Economics

The concept of utility has had two quite different meanings in its history. Originally, Jeremy Bentham [1] introduced the concept of utility as the measure of pain and pleasure as the sovereign masters that can govern our conduct. This meaning of the term utility was used through the 19th century. Around the beginning of the 20th century, the development of certain philosophies of science known...

Maximizing Radiologist Productivity: The Panopticon.

Though almost completely unheralded in radiology, one of the most prophetic explorations of workplace supervision was provided by the French historian Michel Foucault. Ostensibly a sociological history, Foucault’s masterpiece outlines a path that radiology leaders must be prepared to follow if they intend to extract full value from their workers, in particular their clinical radiologists. Fouca...

The study of the effect of individual, occupational and environmental factors on returning to work of Low back pain experienced office personnel in one of the oil companies in the southern region

Aim and Background: low back pain is one of the prevalent musculoskeletal disorders among working population including office workers. In this regard, various factors are important for low back pain reduction and return to work. The aim of this study was to investigate factors influencing return to work among employees with low back pain. Methods and Materials: About 303 administrative employe...