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Positional Power in Hierarchies
van den Brink, René; Steffen, Frank - 2007
Power is a core concept in the analysis and design of organisations. In this paper we consider positional power in hierarchies. One of the problems with the extant literature on positional power in hierarchies is that it is mainly restricted to the analysis of power in terms of the bare...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010325154
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Axiomatizations of a Positional Power Score and Measure for Hierarchies
van den Brink, René; Steffen, Frank - 2008
Power is a core concept in the analysis and design of organizations. One of the problems with the extant literature on positional power in hierarchies is that it is mainly restricted to the analysis of power in terms of the bare positions of the actors. While such an analysis informs us about...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010325906
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On the Measurement of Success and Satisfaction
van den Brink, René; Steffen, Frank - 2012
The main purpose of the present paper is to disentangle the mix-up of the notions of success and satisfaction which is prevailing in the voting power literature. We demonstrate that both notions are conceptually distinct, and discuss their relationship and measurement. We show that satisfaction...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010326272
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On the Measurement of Success and Satisfaction
van den Brink, René; Steffen, Frank - 2012
The main purpose of the present paper is to disentangle the mix-up of the notions of success and satisfaction which is prevailing in the voting power literature. We demonstrate that both notions are conceptually distinct, and discuss their relationship and measurement. We show that satisfaction...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014171313
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Axiomatizations of a Positional Power Score and Measure for Hierarchies
van den Brink, René; Steffen, Frank - 2008
Power is a core concept in the analysis and design of organizations. One of the problems with the extant literature on positional power in hierarchies is that it is mainly restricted to the analysis of power in terms of the bare positions of the actors. While such an analysis informs us about...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014047024
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Institutional Determinants of Bilateral Trade: An Analysis according to Product Type
Linders, Gert-Jan M.; de Groot, Henri L.F.; Rietveld, Piet - 2005
the international market and insecurity of property rights and contract enforcement have recently been emphasized as … estimate gravity equations to investigate how trade patterns are affected by variation in the quality of institutions across … countries. The results show that institutions matter most for trade in differentiated goods. This variation in the importance of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010325354
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Cultural and Institutional Determinants of Bilateral Trade Flows
Linders, Gert-Jan M.; Slangen, Arjen; de Groot, Henri L.F. - 2005
This paper studies the intangible costs of international trade by extending the basic gravity equation with measures of cultural and institutional distance, and institutional quality. Analyzing a sample of bilateral trade flows between 92 countries in 1999, we find that institutional distance...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010325599
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The Trade-Off between Foreign Direct Investments and Exports: The Role of Multiple Dimensions of Distance
Lankhuizen, Maureen; de Groot, Henri L.F.; Linders, … - 2009
To serve foreign markets, firms can either export or set up a local subsidiary through horizontal Foreign Direct Investment (FDI). The conventional proximity-concentration theory suggests that FDI substitutes for trade if distance between countries is large, while exports become more important...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010325651
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Does the Canadian Economy suffer from Dutch Disease?
Beine, Michel; Bos, Charles S.; Coulombe, Serge - 2009
We argue that the failure to disentangle the evolution of the Canadian currency from the U.S. currency leads to potentially incorrect conclusions regarding the case of Dutch disease in Canada. We propose a new approach that is aimed at extracting both currency components and energy- and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010325816
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Does the Canadian Economy Suffer from Dutch Disease?
Beine, Michel A. R.; Bos, Charles S.; Coulombe, Serge - 2014
We argue that the failure to disentangle the evolution of the Canadian currency from the U.S. currency leads to potentially incorrect conclusions regarding the case of Dutch disease in Canada. We propose a new approach that is aimed at extracting both currency components and energy- and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014201102