This paper empirically explores relations between network positions in knowledge networks andtrust. In social network … theory the closure argument and the gossip argument describe thisrelation. These two arguments do not distinguish between …-specific knowledge networks. Empirical data were collected on a network of 55 individuals inthe setting of account management. These data …

how the pecking order theory of trading actually functions. …

Knowledge drives the growth of nations and regions in a competitive space-economy. Hence, we would expect a strong … correlation between investments in R&D, knowledge and learning processes, on the one hand, and productivity increases, on the … other. However, the empirical evidence shows consistent discrepancies between knowledge inputs and economic performance …

of winning and losing in a competition on the willingness to seek further challenges. Participants in a lab experiment … compete in two-person tournaments and are then informed of their score and the outcome of the competition. Conditional on the …

allocate his resources so as to direct his competition towards particular rivals -- we call such competition selective. The … setting can be applied to a wide variety of cases: competition between firms, competition between political parties, warfare …

knowledge: some consumers know both the prices and quality of the products offered, some know only the prices and some know …