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lists the multiple interpretations of responsibility that should be taken into account, then proceeds to an empirical … responsibility. The paper concludes with a series of policy implications. The role of New Product Committees could be better …
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The article focuses on cultural diversity and whether it has economic value. Though it is undisputed that cultural diversity within a country increases entrepreneurial behaviour the question that remains is whether this heightened entrepreneurial activity results in greater economic...
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Corporate social responsibility is increasingly discussed in economics and management studies today. Corporate leaders …. But what exactly is corporate responsibility? Is it a mere concept currently in vogue, or is it a new structural approach … which could indeed take responsibility into account insofar as long-term environmental preservation is concerned? In order …
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When a deficit occurs in the funding of collective goods, it is usually covered by raising the amount of taxes or by rationing the supply of the goods. This article compares the efficiency of these institutions. We report the results of a 2x2 experiment based on a game in the first stage of...
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When a deficit occurs in the funding of collective goods, it is usually covered by raising the amount of taxes or by rationing the supply of the goods. This article compares the efficiency of these institutions. We report the results of a 2x2 experiment based on a game in the first stage of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010750939
This a chapter for the Handbook of Social Choice and Welfare. It deals with the theory of fairness applied to situations when individuals are partly responsible for their characteristics.
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This study deals with responsibility as part of innovation. By nature, innovation gives birth to development for the … responsibility, the consequence of each innovation. Moreover, common acceptance of the word 'responsibility' raises some questions … about its use and how it should be understood. What does 'responsibility' mean? Who is responsible and for what? Through the …
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This paper seeks to contribute to the emerging stream of literature on the problematics of accountability (Messner, 2009; Roberts, 2009; McKernan, 2011) and the possibilities of accounterability (Kamuf, 2007) by questioning whether and how accounterability can appear as a response to the problematics of...
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Since the 1970s, the financial system has undergone deep structural changes. Innovation has been a key driver of these changes and most economists acknowledge that the impact has been positive overall. However, each time a financial crisis arises, the debate is on. Derivatives especially, which...
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Building on Smith (1989), we describe the social processes surrounding a new financial OTC derivatives market, the market for credit derivatives. We show that in contradiction with more traditional derivatives, credit derivatives generate ambiguities of a cognitive and political nature. By...
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