Conference Paper

MENTAL ACCOUNTING AND RISK PERCEPTION IN THE CONTEXT OF BEHAVIORAL FINANCE: AN EMPIRAL EVIDENCE IN MARMARA UNIVERSITY

Volume: 4 Number: 1 June 30, 2019
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MENTAL ACCOUNTING AND RISK PERCEPTION IN THE CONTEXT OF BEHAVIORAL FINANCE: AN EMPIRAL EVIDENCE IN MARMARA UNIVERSITY

Abstract

Since behavioral attitudes started to prevail consuming and investment-based decisions of individuals, mental coding of gains and losses using the value function of prospect theory is studied intensively by Thaler (2008). The process, namely mental accounting, is the set of cognitive operations used by individuals and households to organize, evaluate, and keep track of financial activities. The scope of this study is analyzing the behaviors of academicians in context of mental accounting and risk-based components. The sampling frame of the study involves academicians from the Faculty of Business Administration at Marmara University, Istanbul. The findings reveal that mental accounting has an impact on risk perception. Furthermore, it is seen that risk perceptions of academicians in terms of financial instruments differ among demographic variables.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Business Administration

Journal Section

Conference Paper

Publication Date

June 30, 2019

Submission Date

February 13, 2019

Acceptance Date

April 5, 2019

Published in Issue

Year 2019 Volume: 4 Number: 1

APA
Ulusan Polat, M., & Polat, L. (2019). MENTAL ACCOUNTING AND RISK PERCEPTION IN THE CONTEXT OF BEHAVIORAL FINANCE: AN EMPIRAL EVIDENCE IN MARMARA UNIVERSITY. Journal of Research in Business, 4(1), 18-34. https://izlik.org/JA23XK73FA
AMA
1.Ulusan Polat M, Polat L. MENTAL ACCOUNTING AND RISK PERCEPTION IN THE CONTEXT OF BEHAVIORAL FINANCE: AN EMPIRAL EVIDENCE IN MARMARA UNIVERSITY. JRB. 2019;4(1):18-34. https://izlik.org/JA23XK73FA
Chicago
Ulusan Polat, Meltem, and Levent Polat. 2019. “MENTAL ACCOUNTING AND RISK PERCEPTION IN THE CONTEXT OF BEHAVIORAL FINANCE: AN EMPIRAL EVIDENCE IN MARMARA UNIVERSITY”. Journal of Research in Business 4 (1): 18-34. https://izlik.org/JA23XK73FA.
EndNote
Ulusan Polat M, Polat L (June 1, 2019) MENTAL ACCOUNTING AND RISK PERCEPTION IN THE CONTEXT OF BEHAVIORAL FINANCE: AN EMPIRAL EVIDENCE IN MARMARA UNIVERSITY. Journal of Research in Business 4 1 18–34.
IEEE
[1]M. Ulusan Polat and L. Polat, “MENTAL ACCOUNTING AND RISK PERCEPTION IN THE CONTEXT OF BEHAVIORAL FINANCE: AN EMPIRAL EVIDENCE IN MARMARA UNIVERSITY”, JRB, vol. 4, no. 1, pp. 18–34, June 2019, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA23XK73FA
ISNAD
Ulusan Polat, Meltem - Polat, Levent. “MENTAL ACCOUNTING AND RISK PERCEPTION IN THE CONTEXT OF BEHAVIORAL FINANCE: AN EMPIRAL EVIDENCE IN MARMARA UNIVERSITY”. Journal of Research in Business 4/1 (June 1, 2019): 18-34. https://izlik.org/JA23XK73FA.
JAMA
1.Ulusan Polat M, Polat L. MENTAL ACCOUNTING AND RISK PERCEPTION IN THE CONTEXT OF BEHAVIORAL FINANCE: AN EMPIRAL EVIDENCE IN MARMARA UNIVERSITY. JRB. 2019;4:18–34.
MLA
Ulusan Polat, Meltem, and Levent Polat. “MENTAL ACCOUNTING AND RISK PERCEPTION IN THE CONTEXT OF BEHAVIORAL FINANCE: AN EMPIRAL EVIDENCE IN MARMARA UNIVERSITY”. Journal of Research in Business, vol. 4, no. 1, June 2019, pp. 18-34, https://izlik.org/JA23XK73FA.
Vancouver
1.Meltem Ulusan Polat, Levent Polat. MENTAL ACCOUNTING AND RISK PERCEPTION IN THE CONTEXT OF BEHAVIORAL FINANCE: AN EMPIRAL EVIDENCE IN MARMARA UNIVERSITY. JRB [Internet]. 2019 Jun. 1;4(1):18-34. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA23XK73FA