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Leaders as role models for the voluntary provision of public goods
Gächter, Simon; Renner, Elke - 2014
We investigate the link between leadership, beliefs and pro-social behavior. This link is interesting because field …
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Female workers, male managers : gender, leadership, and risk-taking
Rinne, Ulf; Sonnabend, Hendrik - 2019
This study examines gender differences in risk-taking behavior among managers in a female-dominated industry. Using data from international top-level women's soccer, we provide evidence that male coaches show a lower level of risk-taking than female coaches on average. We also find a U-shaped...
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Sexual orientation discrimination in the United Kingdom's labour market : a field experiment
Drydakis, Nick - 2014
workplace prospects. The probability of gay (lesbian) applicants receiving an invitation for an interview was 5.0% (5.1%) lower … than that for heterosexual male (female) applicants. In addition, gays (lesbians) received invitations for interviews by …) applicants for interviews. In addition, in male- (female-) dominated occupations, gay men (lesbians) received fewer invitations …
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Preference signaling and worker-firm matching: evidence from interview auctions
Laschever, Ron A.; Weinstein, Russell - 2021
overlooked applicants. Candidates who are less likely to be invited for an interview (e.g., non-U.S. citizens) are hired after … having the opportunity to interview through the auction. Among hires, these candidates are more represented among auction …
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On the production of victory : empirical determinants of battlefield success in modern war
Rotte, Ralph; Schmidt, Christoph M. - 2002
leadership, morale and surprise, have continued to be important determinants of battle outcome despite technological progress in …
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What does leadership look like in schools and does it matter for school performance?
Stokes, Lucy; Bryson, Alex; Wilkinson, David - 2019
the leadership roles of deputy and assistant heads and classroom-based teachers with additional leadership … typically employ more staff in leadership roles than community schools. Increases in the number of staff in leadership roles … distributing leadership within schools may only be realised when leaders have sufficient autonomy. …
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Current emotion research in economics
Wälde, Klaus; Moors, Agnes - 2016
Positive and negative feelings were central to the development of economics, especially in utility theory in classical economics. While neoclassical utility theory ignored feelings, behavioral economics more recently reintroduced feelings in utility theory. Beyond feelings, economic theorists...
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Testing the advantages of conscious vs. unconscious thought for complex decisions in a distraction free paradigm
McElroy, Todd; Dickinson, David L. - 2016
In this study we test predictions from Unconscious Thought Theory (UTT) that unconscious thought will lead to better decision making in complex decision tasks relative to conscious thought. Different from prior work testing this prediction, we use a method of manipulating conscious and...
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Smog, cognition and real-world decision making
Chen, Xi - 2018
Cognitive functioning is critical as in our daily life a host of real-world complex decisions in high-stakes markets have to be made. The decision-making process can be vulnerable to environmental stressors. Summarizing the growing economic and epidemiologic evidence linking air pollution,...
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The effect of outside temperature on criminal court sentencing decisions
Evans, Sally; Siminski, Peter - 2020
Climate change has stimulated growing interest in the influence of temperature on cognition, mood and decision making. This paper is the first investigation of the impact of temperature on the outcomes of criminal court cases. It is motivated by Heyes and Saberian (2019, AEJ: Applied Economics),...
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