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Does codetermination affect the composition of variable versus fixed parts of executive compensation?
Dyballa, Katharina; Kraft, Kornelius - 2015
Contrary to previous literature we hypothesize that interests of labor may well – like that of shareholders – aim at securing the long-run survival of the firm. Consequently, employee representatives on the supervisory board could well have an interest in increasing incentive-based...
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New evidence on ownership structures in Germany
Köke, F. Jens - 1999
Ownership structures are an important element of the theory explaining corporate governance. This study presents detailed descriptive evidence on the ownership structures of German manufacturing firms. It addresses several shortcomings of the previous German empirical literature: First, we study...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011443468
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Product market competition, corporate governance and firm performance : an empirical analysis for Germany
Januszewski, Silke I.; Köke, F. Jens; Winter, Joachim - 1999
econometric analysis of firm performance in Germany. Based on a unique panel data set with detailed information on almost 400 … Germany's bank-based system of internal control, ownership concentration is harmful for productivity growth. …
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Corporate monitoring by blockholders in Europe : empirical evidence of managerial disciplining in Belgium, France, Germany, and the UK
Dherment-Ferere, Isabelle; Köke, F. Jens; Renneboog, Luc - 2001
creditors play an active role in disciplining. Block purchases have a monitoring role in Belgium and Germany, but not in France …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011446114
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Mitarbeiteranreizsysteme und Innovationserfolg
Czarnitzki, Dirk (contributor); Kraft, Kornelius (contributor) - 2007
Wir diskutieren die Faktoren für eine erfolgreiche Umsetzung eines Systems des betrieblichen Vorschlagswesens und anderer Maßnahmen zur Stimulierung des Innovationserfolgs. Im Anschluss wird die Wirkung des betrieblichen Vorschlagswesens auf den Innovationserfolg empirisch überprüft. Als...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003607696
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Up or out: research incentives and career prospects of postdocs in Germany
Fitzenberger, Bernd; Schulze, Ute - 2012
Academic careers in Germany have been under debate for a while. We conduct a survey among postdocs in Germany, to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009510058
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Arbeitsrechtliche Hemmnisse für die Anreizwirkung flexibler Entgeltsysteme
Oechsler, Walter A. - 2001
Entgeltsystemen in Deutschland anhand ausgewählter aktueller Regelungen diskutiert. Dabei wird aufgezeigt, dass in den aktuellen … law existing in Germany, especially in the field of wage determination. In this paper the impact of existing labor … agreements on incentive systems in Germany is analyzed. It shows, that the centralized and dense web of regulations within the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011445951
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A field experiment in motivating employee ideas
Gibbs, Michael; Neckermann, Susanne; Siemroth, Christoph - 2014
We study the effects of a field experiment designed to motivate employee ideas, at a large technology company. Employees were encouraged to submit ideas on process and product improvements via an online system. In the experiment, the company randomized 19 account teams into treatment and control...
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Reassessing the impact of high performance workplaces
Wolf, Elke (contributor); Zwickel, Thomas (contributor) - 2002
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001696197
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You can't make an omelette without breaking eggs : the impact of venture capitalists on executive turnover
Heger, Diana (contributor); Tykvová, Tereza (contributor) - 2007
We present evidence on venture capitalists' (VCs) impact on turnover of executives for a sample of nearly 47,000 German high-tech start-ups between 1995 and 2004. We confirm that the presence of VCs increases the probability of a change in the initial executive team. Additionally, we take a...
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