Controls can have positive or increasingly negative effects on the behavior of employees. In this article we develop a theory to explain these effects. Central to this is the way employees interpret the management intentions in applying control measures. Since control measures reduce employee...

The consultation process initiated by the Commission's Green Paper on the attachment of Bank accounts has sparked a lively debate among practitioners, governments and academics. This is evidenced by the three responses printed in this issue of the ECFR as well as by other comments available via...

In der deutschen wirtschaftspolitischen Debatte wird vielfach behauptet, dass der Schlüssel zu höherem Wachstum in weiteren Strukturreformen liegt. Ein Vergleich Deutschlands mit den strukturell recht unterschiedlichen Volkswirtschaften Schwedens und des Vereinigten Königreichs legt einen...