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Punishment : and beyond
Frey, Bruno S. - 2009
This paper argues that the Economics of Crime concentrates too much on punishment as a policy to fight crime, which is unwise for several reasons. There are important instances in which punishment simply cannot reduce crime. Several feasible alternatives to punishment exist, such as offering...
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Commitment to self-rewards
Koch, Alexander K.; Nafziger, Julia - 2009
Self-administered rewards are ubiquitous. They serve as incentives for personal accomplishments and are widely recommended as tools for overcoming self-control problems. However, it seems puzzling why self-rewards can work: the prospect of a reward has a motivating force only if the threat of...
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Extrinsic rewards and intrinsic motives: Standard and behavioral approaches to agency and labor markets
Rebitzer, James B.; Taylor, Lowell J. - 2010
agency in employment relationships relies on highly stylized assumptions regarding human motivation, e.g., that employees …
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Why do individuals choose self-employment?
Dawson, Christopher; Henley, Andrew; Latreille, Paul L. - 2009
entrepreneurship on the basis of stated motivation, but with no evidence that being 'forced' into entrepreneurship through economic … necessity is a significant factor. Motivation towards entrepreneurship is therefore highly multidimensional. Multivariate …
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Sicherheit, Strafe und positive Alternativen
Frey, Bruno S.; Neckermann, Susanne - In: Vierteljahrshefte zur Wirtschaftsforschung 78 (2009) 4, pp. 61-72
Die Ökonomik der Kriminalität und die darauf aufbauende Ökonomik der Sicherheit konzentrieren sich vorwiegend auf Strafen als Mittel der Politik. Dies ist aus verschiedenen Gründen unklug. Zum einen gibt es eine Reihe von Bedingungen, unter denen Bestrafung nicht wirkt oder die Zahl der...
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Карьерные ожидания студентов, магистрантов и докторантов в сельскохозяйственных университетах Казахстана...
Bekenova, Gulnar - 2017
competitiveness of graduates. This study aims to analyze the motivation, aspirations and career expectations of students at agrarian … agricultural university graduates, the following is recommended: improve students' motivation, facilitate the career plans of …
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Extrinsic rewards and intrinsic motives: Standard and behavioral approaches to agency and labor markets
Rebitzer, James B.; Taylor, Lowell J. - 2010
agency in employment relationships relies on highly stylized assumptions regarding human motivation, e.g., that employees …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010286501
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Dem Gemeinwohl verpflichtet? Was motiviert die Beschäftigten des öffentlichen Dienstes?
Vogel, Dominik - 2011
Die Arbeit befasst sich theoretisch und empirisch mit der so genannten Public Service Motivation (PSM) und ihrem … Zusammenhang zu anderen psychologischen Motivationstheorien. Die Public Service Motivation geht davon aus, dass öffentlich … Prozesstheorien der Motivation. Empirisch zeigt sich vor allem zur Gleichheitstheorie und dem darauf aufbauenden Equity Sensitivity …
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Die Motivation von Arbeitnehmervertreterinnen und -vertretern zur Übernahme eines Aufsichtsratsmandats: Ein qualitativer Ansatz
Walther, Axel; Möltner, Hannah; Morner, Michèle - In: Industrielle Beziehungen 26 (2019) 1, pp. 63-88
employee-elected directors from German publicly-listed firms and indicate that motivation involves a wide range of subtypes …. Furthermore, we find that motivational subtypes vary in their individual relevance and form three distinct motivation profiles … factors of one's social context that influence the motivation to join supervisory boards. …
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Bread and bullets
Akerlof, George A.; Snower, Dennis J. - 2016
Standard economics omits the role of narratives (the stories that people tell themselves and others) when they make all kinds of decisions. Narratives play a role in understanding the environment; focusing attention; predicting events; motivating action; assigning social roles and identities;...
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