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Homo reciprocans : survey evidence on prevalence, behavior and success

Dohmen, Thomas; Falk, Armin; Huffman, David; Sunde, Uwe - 2006

Experimental evidence has convincingly shown the existence of reciprocal inclinations, i.e., a tendency for people to respond in-kind to hostile or kind actions. Little is known, however, about: (i) the prevalence of reciprocity in the population, (ii) individual determinants of reciprocity,...

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Psychological momentum and gender

Cohen-Zada, Danny; Krumer, Alex; Shtudiner, Ze'ev - 2016

We exploit a natural experiment in which two professionals compete in a one-stage contest without strategic motives and where one contestant has a clear exogenous psychological momentum advantage over the other in order to estimate the causal effect of psychological momentum on performance. We...

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The city as a self-help book : the psychology of urban promises

Cardoso, Rodrigo V.; Meijers, Evert J.; Ham, Maarten van; … - 2017

Despite the many negative aspects of life in cities, urban promises of economic prosperity, freedom and happiness have fuelled the imagination of generations of migrants, who have flocked to cities in search of a better life, invariably exaggerating the opportunities and neglected the potential...

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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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Employee performance and mental well-being : the mitigating effects of transformational leadership during crisis

Czura, Kristina; Englmaier, Florian; Ho, Hoa; Spantig, Lisa - 2024

The positive role of transformational leadership for productivity and mental wellbeing 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 …

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Substitution between managers and subordinates : evidence from British football

Bridgewater, Sue; Kahn, Lawrence M.; Goodall, Amanda H. - 2009

indicated, in our data, by teams with greater payrolls. -- Productivity ; leadership …

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High performance workplace practices and job satisfaction : evidence from Europe

Bauer, Thomas K. (contributor) - 2004

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Unemployment and right-wing extremist crime

Falk, Armin (contributor); Zweimüller, Josef (contributor) - 2005

Right-wing extremism is a serious problem in many societies. A prominent hypothesis states that unemployment plays a crucial role for the occurrence of right-wing extremist crime. In this paper we empirically test this hypothesis. We use a previously not used data set which includes all...

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Jobs, crime, and votes : a short-run evaluation of the refugee crisis in Germany

Gehrsitz, Markus; Ungerer, Martin - 2017

Millions of refugees made their way to Europe between 2014 and 2015, with over one million arriving in Germany alone. Yet, little is known about the impact of this inflow on labor markets, crime, and voting behavior. This article uses administrative data on refugee allocation and provides an...

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