D. in applied mathematics, the 50-year-old Berezovsky says he spent 25 years doing research on decision-making theory at the Russian Academy of Sciences.

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One set of authors concluded that the reversal effect was inconsistent not only with utility theory but also with every existing theory of economic decision-making.

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The book provides practical methods for supporting improved participatory processes, including the application of theory and models to aid decision-making.

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While you might only keep a 25% equity stake, you could, in theory, negotiate a supermajority requirement calling for 80% agreement on a decision to make mustard--making you the de facto deciding vote.

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