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Reference dependent preferences and the impact of wage increases on job satisfaction: theory and evidence

Grund, Christian; Sliwka, Dirk - 2005

The impact of wage increases on job satisfaction is explored theoretically and empirically. To do this, we apply a utility function that rises with the absolute wage level as well as with wage increases. It is shown that when employees can influence their wages by exerting effort, myopic utility...

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Works Councils and Performance Appraisals

Grund, Christian; Sliwka, Dirk; Titz, Krystina - 2019

Drawing on two large German representative data sets, we analyze the role of works councils for the use of performance appraisals (PA). We distinguish between the incidence of performance appraisal systems as intended by the firm and their actual implementation on the level of the individual...

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Reference Dependent Preferences and the Impact of Wage Increases on Job Satisfaction: Theory and Evidence

Grund, Christian; Sliwka, Dirk - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2005

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Artificial Intelligence against COVID-19: An Early Review

Naudé, Wim - 2020

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a potentially powerful tool in the fight against the COVID- 19 pandemic. Since the outbreak of the pandemic, there has been a scramble to use AI. This article provides an early, and necessarily selective review, discussing the contribution of AI to the fight...

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Public Procurement and Innovation for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence

Naudé, Wim; Dimitri, Nicola - 2021

we contribute to the debate on HCAI by arguing that public procurement and innovation (PPaI) can be used to incentivize … with calls for mission-oriented and challenge-led innovation policies. Our paper also contributes to the emerging …

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National Innovation System in the Era of Liberalization: Implications for Science and Technology Policy for Developing Economies

Singh, Lakhwinder; Singh, Baldev - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009

of the developing and newly industrializing economies shows that national systems of innovation have evolved keeping in … two essential characteristics of national innovation system that connects the users and producers of knowledge and also … rights on the other. How these arrangements have affected the national system of innovation both in the developed and …

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Unorganised Manufacturing Industry in the Era of Globalization: A Study of Punjab

Singh, Lakhwinder; Jain, Varinder - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2006

The recent developments in the theory of industrial organisation have underlined the importance of small scale industry. Small industry can be equally competitive in the fast changing global economy provided it exploits economies of scale and scope while locating itself in clusters along with...

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Skill Variety, Innovation and New Business Formation

Hessels, Jolanda; Brixy, Udo; Naudé, Wim; Gries, Thomas - 2014

that being a generalist does not seem to be important in this regard. Finally, we find that innovation positively moderates …

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Artificial Intelligence, Jobs, Inequality and Productivity: Does Aggregate Demand Matter?

Gries, Thomas; Naudé, Wim - 2018

Rapid technological progress in artificial intelligence (AI) has been predicted to lead to mass unemployment, rising inequality, and higher productivity growth through automation. In this paper we critically re-assess these predictions by (i) surveying the recent literature and (ii)...

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The Past and Future of Manufacturing in Central and Eastern Europe: Ready for Industry 4.0?

Naudé, Wim; Surdej, Aleksander; Cameron, Martin - 2019

In this paper we determine the industry 4.0 (I4.0) readiness of eight Central and Eastern European countries (CEECs): Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Lithuania, Hungary, Poland, Romania, the Slovak Republic and Slovenia. We outline the nature of manufacturing in the region, describe three distinct...

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