Sowohl nach Handelsgesetzbuch (HGB) als auch nach International Financial ReportingStandards (IFRS) kann die Gewinn- und Verlustrechnung entweder nach dem Gesamtkostenverfahrenoder nach dem Umsatzkostenverfahren aufgestellt werden. Beide Verfahrenführen zwar zum gleichen Ergebnis, unterscheiden...

Internal communication has become an important factor in today's business world. The increased use of electronic media can, despite their obvious advantages, cause communication problems, i.e. information overload. By avoiding communication problems, the productivity of a company can be...

Today´s derivate pricing base on stochastic models developed in the 70´s. These models base on some unrealistic assumptions. The system WARRANT PRO 1 presented here combines the software agent PISA (Partially Intelligent Software Agent) and the neurosimulator FAUN (Fast Approximation with...

The self-employed are substantially more satisfied with their work than employed persons. We document this relationship for 23 countries and show that the higher job satisfaction can directly be attributed to the greater autonomy that self-employed persons enjoy....

One can be independent, or subject to decisions made by others. This paper empirically tests whether individuals attach an intrinsic value to the institutional difference between independence and hierarchy ...

In den letzten Jahren haben Investmentgesellschaften zunehmend Teams anstelle von Einzel-Managern für das Management ihrer Fonds eingesetzt. Diese Studie untersucht das Phänomen „Team Management“ bei Investmentfonds in drei Dimensionen: Es werden 1. die Determinanten der Managementstruktur...

We study the effects of envy on the feasibility of relational contracts in a standard moral hazard setup with two agents. Performance is evaluated via an observable, but non-contractible signal which reflects the agent's individual contribution to form value. Both agents exhibit disadvantageous...

This paper analyzes optimal job design in a repeated principal-agent relationship when there is only one contractible and imperfect performance measure for three tasks whose contribution to firm value is non-verifiable. The tasks can be assigned to either one or two agents. Assigning an...

We present evidence on the effect of social connections between workers and managerson productivity in the workplace. To evaluate whether the existence of social connections isbeneficial to the firm’s overall performance, we explore how the effects of social connectionsvary with the strength...

Das Konzept des persönlichen Informationsmanagements (PIM) wird in diesem Arbeitpapier als notwendige Ergänzung strategischer und operativer Ansätze des Informationsmanagements entfaltet.Der Bezeichnung entsprechend wird eine personelle Sichtweise eingenommen, die den...