We address the question how much authority a principal should delegate to a manager with conflicting interests and uncertain ability in a context in which the manager has both compensationbased and reputational incentives. The optimal level of authority balances the value of the manager’s...

We develop and test experimentally a theoretical model of the role of self-esteem, generated by private feedback regarding relative performance, on the behavior of agents working on an effort provision task for a flat wage. Agents work harder and expect to rank better when they are told they may...

Recent studies continue to indicate the existence of a narrow relationship between flexible work organizations and the economic growth, in particular, Sweden and Germany. The measure of this relationship is many times the result of the value added per worker. Therefore, the causes of economic...

In a recent UEFA Champions League game between AC Milan and FC Barcelona, played in Italy (final score 2-3), the collected match statistics, classified into four offensive and two defensive strategies, were in favour of FC Barcelona (by 13 versus 8 points). The aim of this paper is to examine to...

Even though decision-making in small teams is pervasive in business and private life, little is known about subjects' preferences with respect to individual and team decision-making and about the consequences of respecting these preferences. We report the results from an experimental...

The objective of this paper is to examine the factors influencing worker’s job satisfaction aside the conventional factors (personal background, individual labour market characteristics, organisational culture, and so on) and introduce the basic cultural values and beliefs, and then to put...

Introduction. The study gathered information on work load among women public health workers and factors associated with this in Thiruvananthapuram, Alappuzha, Ernakulam, Malappuram and Wayanad districts of Kerala. An increasing number of nurses were reported to have occupational hazards and are...

The “Bore Out” term appeared first time in March 2007. This time, Swiss corporate consultants Philippe Rothlin and Peter R. Werder published the book called “Diagnosis Bore Out!”. The Bore Out Syndrome can be defined as a long-term employee stress resulted from the overworking...

In the current business environment of constant change and turmoil occurs between businesses rivalry, which has an impact on their actual success and prosperity. Successful companies put primary emphasis on the quality of their managers’ defined competencies. Competencies are becoming a key...

It is generally known that companies which are subjects of external pressure in a dynamic and turbulent business environment have a strong demand for managers, for managing workers, entrepreneurs, and project and production directors. The focus is getting not only on their professional expertise...