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Mergers of Equals and Unequals
Smeets, Valerie; Ierulli, Kathryn; Gibbs, Michael - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2006
We examine the dynamics of post-merger organizational integration. Our basic question is whether there is evidence of conflict between employees from the two merging firms. Such conflict can arise for several reasons, including firm-specific human capital, corporate culture, power, or...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005233916
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Social Incentives Matter: Evidence from an Online Real Effort Experiment
Tonin, Mirco; Vlassopoulos, Michael - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012
Contributing to a social cause can be an important driver for workers in the public and non-profit sector as well as in firms that engage in Corporate Social Responsibility activities. This paper compares the effectiveness of social incentives to financial incentives using an online real effort...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010959558
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Are Employees Better Off in Socially Responsible Firms?
Tamm, Katrin; Eamets, Raul; Mõtsmees, Pille - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010
The growing awareness of the issue of corporate social responsibility (CSR) has raised the questions about how responsible behavior of firms would impact employees’ well-being. This paper investigates the link between corporate social responsibility and job satisfaction, which is a more widely...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008805613
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Determinants of Managerial Values on Corporate Social Responsibility: Evidence from China
Zu, Liangrong; Song, Lina - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008
This paper empirically investigates how Chinese executives and managers perceive and interpret corporate social … responsibility (CSR), to what extent firms’ productive characteristics influence managers’ attitudes towards their CSR rating, and … in poorer regions that are more likely to have managers who opt for a higher CSR rating. Managers’ personal …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005566698
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Female-Led Firms: Performance and Risk Attitudes
Parrotta, Pierpaolo; Smith, Nina - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
This paper investigates the relationship between gender of the CEO and composition of the board of directors (female chairman and share of women in the boardroom) and firm's risk attitudes measured as variability in four firm outcome variables (investments, profits, return to equity, and sales)....
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Nobody Likes a Rat: On the Willingness and Consequences of Reporting Lies
Reuben, Ernesto; Stephenson, Matthew - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012
We investigate the intrinsic motivation of individuals to report, and thereby sanction, fellow group members who lie for personal gain. We further explore the changes in lying and reporting behavior that result from giving individuals a say in who joins their group. We find that enough...
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Do Women in Top Management Affect Firm Performance? A Panel Study of 2500 Danish Firms
Smith, Nina; Smith, Valdemar; Verner, Mette - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2005
female top managers. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005703543
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Firms’ Ethics, Consumer Boycotts, and Signalling
Glazer, Amihai; Kanniainen, Vesa; Poutvaara, Panu - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008
This paper develops a theory of consumer boycotts. Some consumers care not only about the products they buy but also …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005763579
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A Multi-Method Approach to Identifying Norms and Normative Expectations within a Corporate Hierarchy: Evidence from the Financial Services Industry
Burks, Stephen V.; Krupka, Erin L. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
This paper presents the results of a field study at a large financial services firm that combines multiple methods, including two economic experiments, to measure ethical norms and their behavioral correlates. Standard survey questions eliciting ethical evaluations of actions in on-the-job...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009151026
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Germany's Next Top Manager: Does Personality Explain the Gender Career Gap?
Fietze, Simon; Holst, Elke; Tobsch, Verena - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010
The higher the hierarchical level, the fewer women are represented in management positions. Many studies have focused on the influence of human capital and other "objective" factors on career opportunities to explain this phenomenon. We are now looking at the impact of self-reported personality...
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