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How risky should an R&D program be?
Tishler, Asher - In: Economics letters 99 (2008) 2, pp. 268-271
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Working hours and top management appointments : evidence from linked employer-employee data
Frederiksen, Anders; Kato, Takao; Smith, Nina - 2018
with three distinct theories: (i) human capital; (ii) rat race; and (iii) tournament. Third, guided by each theory, we go … are more beneficial for career advancement. Specifically we find: (i) for managers, working long hours will help them …
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Uncertainty and the inflation bias of monetary policy
Pearce, Douglas Kenneth - In: Economics letters 57 (1997) 2, pp. 203-207
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The advantageous nature of risk aversion in a three-player bargaining game where acceptance of a proposal requires a simple majority
Harrington, Joseph Emmett - In: Economics letters 30 (1989) 3, pp. 195-200
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Performance and risk taking under threat of elimination
Adams, Nathan R.; Waddell, Glen R. - 2017
We revisit the incentive effects of elimination tournaments with a fresh approach to identification, the results of which strongly support that performance improves under the threat of elimination and does so, but only in part, due to increases in risk taking. Where we can separately identify...
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"Employability-miles" and worker employability awareness
Gerards, Ruud; Grip, Andries de; Witlox, Maaike - 2012
This article studies the use and impact of a firm-sponsored training ("Employability-miles") voucher scheme that aims to stimulate employees to develop a more active attitude toward their own employability. Using data from two surveys of the firm's workforce, we find that voucher use is related...
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Determinants of profit sharing in the Finnish corporate sector
Arranz-Aperte, Laura (contributor);  … - 2003 - [Elektronische Ressource]
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Human capital and career success : evidence from linked employer-employee data
Frederiksen, Anders; Kato, Takao - 2011
Denmark's registry data provide accurate and complete career history data along with detailed personal characteristics (e.g., education, gender, work experience, tenure and others) for the population of Danish workers longitudinally. By using such data from 1992 to 2002, we provide rigorous...
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The contribution of managers to organizational success : evidence from German soccer
Hentschel, Sandra; Mühlheußer, Gerd; Sliwka, Dirk - 2014
We study the impact of managers on the success of professional soccer teams using data from the German "Bundesliga". We … evaluate the performance impact of individual managers by estimating regression models that include both team and manager fixed … effects, where we are exploiting the high turnover of managers between teams to disentangle the managers' contributions. We …
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Markets, entrepreneurs and the size of new firms
Mata, José - In: Economics letters 52 (1996) 1, pp. 89-94
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