This paper agrees that a suitably generalized Darwinism may help understandsocioeconomic change, but finds the most publicized generalization by Hodgson and Knudsenunsuitable. To do better, it generalizes the extension of Neo-Darwinism into evolutionarydevelopmental biology (“evo-devo”),...

Based on the LEN-model KRAPP (1999, 2000) analyses for different constellations howcollusive behaviour of agents influences the principal’s welfare. We try to complement this analysisby considering additional scenarios. Furthermore, we take into account that the principal cannot ap-praise...

The allocation of decision-making authorities may be seen as the last link in a causalrelationship starting from changes in environment and continuing to business strategy.Changes in task complexity, which can be measured by the introduction of a diversificationor an outsourcing strategy, are...

The career prospects of newly recruited employees differ substantially within an organization.The stars experience a considerable growth in earnings; others can hardly maintain theirentry salaries. This article sheds light on the mechanisms generating the observedheterogeneity in earnings...

Derzeit herrscht eine rege sozialpolitische Diskussion über die Frage, ob auchin Deutschland ein gesetzlicher Mindestlohn eingeführt werden sollte. Dievorliegende Arbeit beschäftigt sich mit der These „Der Mindestlohn muss her,weil man von Arbeit leben können muss“.Die angespannte Lage...

Does competitive pressure foster innovation? In addressing this important question, priorstudies ignored a distinction between discrete innovation aiming at entirely new technologyand continuous improvement consisting of numerous incremental improvements andmodifications made upon the existing...

Aktuelle Studien zur Arbeitssituation in Unternehmen belegen Einzelaspekte wieProduktivitätsverluste, fehlende emotionale Bindung der Mitarbeiter und Defizite imManagementverhalten. Die Thematik wird in dieser Fallstudie in einem interdisziplinärenAnsatz untersucht. Basierend auf dem Modell...

This paper develops an explanatory approach to the outsourcing of Human Resource (HR)functions and the resulting demand for personnel services by companies (e.g., interimmanagement, outplacement services, consulting in the field of HR management). Startingfrom the deficits of approaches that...

This study uses panel data describing about 6,500 employees in a large international companyto study the incentive effects of performance related pay. The company uses two performancerelated remuneration mechanisms. One is an individual "surprise" bonus payment. The other isa more structured...

International evidence on the accrual anomaly is sparse and conflicting. Testing for accrual mispricing in 28 equity markets, we provide statistical evidence for anomalous returns in some countries. However, we question whether this result might have occurred by chance alone and that it might...