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Schlicht, Ekkehart - 2011

modern compensation theory, but has not been extended to organization theory. The perspective sheds new light on several … topics in the theory of the firm, like the boundaries of the firm, the importance of fairness concerns within firms, the … attenuation of incentives, or the role of routines and incentives. It implies a perceptional theory of the firm that is realistic …

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Consistency in organization

Schlicht, Ekkehart (contributor) - 2003 - [Elektronische Ressource]

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Economic science and political influence

Saint-Paul, Gilles - 2012

When policymakers and private agents use models, the economists who design the model have an incentive to alter it in order to influence outcomes in a fashion consistent with their own preferences. I discuss some consequences of the existence of such ideological bias. In particular, I analyze...

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Jacob Mincer, experience and the distribution of earnings

Chiswick, Barry R. (contributor) - 2003 - [Elektronische Ressource]

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The division of labor and the market for organizations

Lindbeck, Assar; Snower, Dennis J. - 2000

The paper examines the determinants of the division of labor within firms. It provides an explanation of the pervasive observed changes in work organization away from the traditional functional departments and towards multi-tasking and job rotation. Whereas the existing literature on the...

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Can you trust the good guys? : trust within and between groups with different missions

Fehrler, Sebastian; Kosfeld, Michael - 2013

the missions they identify themselves with. -- social identity theory ; group identity ; trust ; trustworthiness …

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The organizational economics of school chains

Neri, Lorenzo; Pasini, Elisabetta; Silva, Olmo - 2022

Although school autonomy is often advocated as a way to improve student achievement, many countries are experiencing a counterbalancing trend: the emergence of 'chains' that bind schools together into structures with varying degrees of centralization. Despite their prominence, no evidence exists...

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Lessons from the laureates

Breit, William; Hirsch, Barry T. - 2009

This paper uses as source material twenty-three autobiographical essays by Nobel economists presented since 1984 at Trinity University (San Antonio, Texas) and published in Lives of the Laureates (MIT Press). A goal of the lecture series is to enhance understanding of the link between biography...

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The academic origins of economics faculty

Jones, Todd R.; Sloan, Arielle A. - 2021

We use roster data of 96 top U.S. economics departments to document the academic origins of their tenure-track faculty. Academic origins may have implications for how undergraduate (B.A.) and doctoral (Ph.D.) students are trained and placed, as well as the type of research produced. We find that...

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Economic pluralism in the study of wage discrimination : a note

Drydakis, Nick - 2018

Economic pluralism proposes that economists and social planners should consider alternative theories to establish a range of policy actions. Neoclassical, Feminist and Marxian theories evaluate well-grounded causes of wage discrimination. Racist attitudes, uncertainties regarding minority...

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