Research Today! Conform or Reveal? The Effect of Heuristics on Behaviour.

About this event

Event Name: Research Today! Conform or Reveal? The Effect of Heuristics on Behaviour. 

Speaker: Dr. Matthew Robertson, Lecturer in Economics, LSBU Business School. 

Topic: Does rationality lead to a greater degree of conformity in a group setting? We address this question by considering a sequential-move model in which players trade off conforming to the average action and matching their private type. Our innovation lies in studying individual and aggregate behaviour under two heuristics and rationality. Our two distinct heuristics model players that either (i) believe all other players truthfully reveal or (ii) believe their successors truthfully reveal but are sceptical of their predecessors' actions. In contrast, rational players consider the extent to which others wish to conform.

Event Details: 'ResearchToday! is a research seminar series and events programme that shows the breadth of research at LSBU Business School and is organised and hosted by the London Centre for Business and Entrepreneurship Research LCBER (pronounced: L-Cyber). It is a forum to foster collaboration and exchange among interested colleagues, visitors, collaborators, and Ph.D. students. We meet weekly during teaching term times, now in a hybrid format, virtually on MS Teams and simultaneously onsite in the Interact Seminar room, 3rd floor, LSBU Business School. For full details of the format, check the last page of this programme. Interested guests are always welcome to the seminar talks from within or outside the university! No registration is needed if you are from LSBU; please request to be added to the MS Teams ResearchToday group to join virtually by sending an email or roll up for face-to-face attendance. Workshops and retreat days are reserved for LSBU Business School academics and doctoral students. If you are external to the university, please email us to let us know you will be joining us, and we will inform our reception desk to expect you or send you the link for the virtual seminars.

Registration: Interested guests are always welcome, from within or outside of the university! No registration is needed if you are internal; please just request to be added to the MS Team Research Today group for the virtual seminars by sending an email or just joining us for the face-to-face sessions. If you are external to the university, please send us an email to let us know you will be joining us, and we will inform our reception desk to expect you to send you the link for the virtual seminars. Contact Email: busresearch@lsbu.ac.uk.

General Information

Format of the LCBER ResearchToday Seminars & Events Programme

If you haven't attended one of our seminars, these are short presentations of current research at LSBU Business School, followed by an informal discussion. The formal part lasts an hour and happens weekly during teaching term times. For those who can and want, we continue with informal talks and networking for the entire two hours, and workshops usually last two hours. We now run all seminars and events in a hybrid format, virtually on MSTeams and simultaneously onsite in the Interact Seminar room, 3rd floor, LSBU Business School.

Who can attend? Anyone interested can attend! Interested guests are always welcome to the seminar talks from within or outside the university! No registration is needed if you are from LSBU; please request to be added to the MSTeams ReseachToday group to join virtually by sending an email or just roll up for face-to-face attendance. If you are external to the university, please email us to let us know you will be joining us, and we will inform our reception desk to expect you or send you the link for virtual attendance. Workshops and retreat days are reserved for LSBU Business School academics and doctoral students.  Contact and further information: busresearch@lsbu.ac.uk

Who can present? Researchers and doctoral students from LSBU Business School and associated guests, visitors, and collaborators. This is a research forum to exchange ideas, get to know each other's research, and foster collaborations in a collegial and friendly environment. To book a spot for one of the following terms, please email busresearch@lsbu.ac.uk.

Pop in virtually or in-person to see new ways of presenting persuasively. Meet new colleagues. Discover things you have in common. Test new ideas and bring your best arguments. It could even lead to further research collaborations. Now running as hybrid events, virtually on MSTeams and simultaneously onsite in the Interact seminar room, 3rd floor, LSBU Business School, every Thursday from 12-1 pm. We continue informally until 2 pm for those who want to and have the time, or sometimes workshops will run for the entire two hours. Bring your lunch or coffee and a sharp mind.

Any questions? Just send an email to busresearch@lsbu.ac.uk

Check the current programme on What's On