This dissertation examines issues in agency, incentives and contracting. The first two essays examine the relation between managerial power and supplier value while the third essay examines the behavior of investors in religious funds and fund performance.In Essay One, I find that supplier...

Nach Unternehmensskandalen wie bei Enron, Worldcom oder Comroad steht das Thema Corporate Governance in vielen Ländern wieder ganz oben auf der Agenda. Als Reaktion auf die spektakulären Unternehmenskrisen wird weltweit in zahlreichen Ausschüssen über die optimale Ausgestaltung und Qualität...

Many products consumed on college campuses such as coffee and chocolate come from developing countries where producers are often paid insufficiently and exploited. Fair Trade certification of products guarantees producers a fair price and other social benefits. The objective of my CE/T project...

In this article we introduce the concept of “social brands” and examine the potential for co-branding between corporate brands and social brands to enhance or damage the value of corporate brands. Co-branding has been theorized in terms of the relationship between the brands of...