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A productive clash of cultures : injecting economics into leadership research
Zehnder, Christian; Herz, Holger; Bonardi, Jean-Philippe - 2016
Research on leadership in economics has developed in parallel to the literature in management and psychology and links … between the fields have been sparse. Whereas modern leadership scholars mostly focus on transformational and related … leadership styles, economists have mainly emphasized the role of contracts, control rights, and incentives. We argue that both …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011560801
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Employee performance and mental well-being : the mitigating effects of transformational leadership during crisis
Czura, Kristina; Englmaier, Florian; Ho, Hoa; Spantig, Lisa - 2023
The positive role of transformational leadership on productivity and mental well-being has long been established …. Transformational leadership behavior may be particularly suited to navigate times of crisis which are characterized by high levels of …' leadership styles on employees' performance, work style, and mental well-being in times of crisis. Using longitudinal …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014281431
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The intergenerational transmission of risk and trust attitudes
Dohmen, Thomas (contributor); Falk, Armin (contributor);  … - 2008
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003712501
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Don't raise the retirement age! : an experiment on opposition to pension reforms and East-West differences in Germany
Scheubel, Beatrice; Schunk, Daniel; Winter, Joachim - 2009
For policy reforms to increase a society's welfare, reliable information on people's prefer-ences and expectations is crucial. Representative opinion polls, often involving simplified questions about the complex topics under debate, are an important source of information for both policy-makers...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003872791
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The European Union and the member states: which level of government should do what? : An empirical analysis of Europeans' preferences
Cerniglia, Floriana (contributor); Pagani, Laura (contributor) - 2007
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003597972
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Leaky bucket in the real world : estimating inequality aversion using survey data
Pirttilä, Jukka (contributor); Uusitalo, Roope (contributor) - 2007
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003498765
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Satisfaction with democracy and the environment in Western Europe : a panel analysis
Wagner, Alexander F. (contributor);  … - 2006
We construct a panel of satisfaction with democracy (SWD) and economic, institutional, and environmental variables for 1990-2001 for fifteen European countries. In this sample, controlling for a number of factors, we find that average SWD is higher where (1) there exists an energy / CO2 tax,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003301041
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Who is afraid of school choice?
Diem, Andrea; Wolter, Stefan C. - 2011
This study uses survey data to investigate attitudes among Swiss voters to different models offering more freedom of choice in the educational system. The findings indicate clear opposition to the use of taxpayer money to fund private schools, while free choice between public schools seems to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009011170
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Does political knowledge increase support for Europe? : a cross country investigation of the attitudes of European citizens
Cerniglia, Floriana; Pagani, Laura - 2011
We study the impact of political knowledge on the attitudes of European citizens towards the possible distribution of responsibilities between European level institutions and national governments in three policy areas: foreign policy, defence and immigration policy. The hypothesis tested is that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009011366
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Why do people dislike low-wage trade competition with posted workers in the service sector?
Calmfors, Lars; Dimdins, Girts; Gustafsson Sendén, Marie; … - 2012
The issue of low-wage competition in services trade involving posted workers is controversial in the EU. Using Swedish survey data, people's attitudes are found to be more negative to such trade than to goods trade. The differences depend on both a preference for favouring social groups to which...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009570734