In a recently published article, Bruni and Stanca (2008) suggest that television viewing has a negative impact on life satisfaction. In this note we argue that the empirical approach they use (an approach that omits the main effect of TV viewing in life satisfaction) is problematic.We estimate a...

This paper examines the idea that the formulation of internal and external relationships, at astrategic level in organisations, is central to the successful implementation of corporateentrepreneurship. It considers external and internal relationships and the dichotomy betweeninternally...

The relationship between inflation and the relative variability of prices has been the subject ofcareful investigation in the US using data for product groups at the city level. Yet in Europe,where the relationship could have profound effects on the viability of monetary integration, noattempt...

Die Arbeit beschäftigte sich mit der Fragestellung, ob Intragruppenkonflikte im Arbeitsleben konstruktiv oder destruktiv für Arbeitsprozesse sind und welche Faktoren in diesen komplexen Zusammenhängen eine Rolle spielen. Bislang fehlte in der Forschung zu Intragruppenkonflikten die...

The difference between girls and boys academic performance is a major issue on both sides of the Atlantic. Do boys and girls fair better with a teacher of their own gender? This paper investigates the presence of such ‘pupil-teacher gender interactions’ on scholastic performance. We use data...

Die vorliegende Untersuchung beleuchtet die beziehungsorientierte Konzeption im Marketing ("Beziehungsmarketing", "Relationship Marketing").

The aim of this paper is twofold: one, it analyzes the dynamic factor adjustment patterns and performance changes of firms in response to periods of rapid adjustment of capital, labor, production and non-production labor; and, two, it sheds light on the role of firm characteristics on the...