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A new measure of stereotypes in the workplace

Bajziková, Stanislava; Cing, Lubomír - 2020

We introduce a new measure of stereotypes based on the principle of a multiple-price list: the elicitation of … sample of 100 students from the majority population. We also estimate the role of statistical discrimination, taste …-based discrimination, and the contact hypothesis. Our results show small but significant mistreatment of the Roma. The choice to (not) have …

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The urgent need for an economics of "hategoatism"

Payson, Steven - 2019

The word "scapegoat" is defined as "a person made to bear the blame for others," and similarly, "scapegoatism" refers to "the act or practice of assigning blame or failure to another, as to deflect attention or responsibility away from oneself" (Collins English Dictionary and Dictionary.com,...

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Institutions, culture, and open source

Engelhardt, Sebastian von; Freytag, Andreas - 2010

The paper analyzes the impact of institutional and cultural factors on a remarkable economic activity: the production of so-called open source software (OSS). OSS is marked by free access to the software and its source code. Copyright-based OSS licenses permit users to use, change, improve and...

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Geographic allocation of OSS contributions : the role of institutions and culture

Engelhardt, Sebastian; Freytag, Andreas - 2009

So-called open source software (OSS) is marked by free access to the software and its source code. Copyright-based OSS licenses permit users to use, change, improve and redistribute the software, which is designed and developed in a public, collaborative manner. High quality OSS products like...

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The Strategic Formation of Project Networks : A Relational Practice Perspective

Manning, Stephan - 2011

This article develops a relational practice perspective on the strategic formation of project networks as organizational forms, based on structuration theory and an in-depth case study of a European researcher and his project network. Project networks are defined as strategically coordinated...

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Embedding Projects in Multiple Contexts : A Structuration Perspective

Manning, Stephan - 2011

Projects are embedded in multiple systemic contexts, e.g. organizations, interorganizational networks and organizational fields, which jointly facilitate and constrain project organizing. As projects partly evolve in idiosyncratic ways as temporary systems, embedding needs to be understood as a...

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Transforming Creative Potential in Project Networks : How TV Movies are Produced Under Network-Based Control

Manning, Stephan - 2012

Project networks have been identified as dynamic, yet relatively stable organizational forms in project-based creative industries. They materialize in longer-term actor relationships which are actualized by and institutionalized through particular projects. This article examines how project...

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African Development, Partnership and Rationality Challenge : An Exposition

Nwaobi, Godwin Chukwudum - 2013

Since 1950s, most African nations have gained independence from their colonial powers. Fortunately, independence has brought many changes to these nations and these include multi-party democratic government and western education systems. Unfortunately, the Africa's economy is the least developed...

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When Neighboring Disciplines Fail to Learn from Each Other : The Case of Innovation and Project Management Research

Davies, Andrew - 2018

As knowledge production becomes more specialized, studying complex and multi-faceted empirical realities becomes more difficult. This has created a growing need for cross-fertilization and collaboration between research disciplines. According to prior studies, the sharing of concepts, ideas and...

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A Study on Factors of Web Users Behaviour Towards Online Purchasing Intention Among People in Jakarta

Ismail, Rizki M. Y - 2017

Objective – The success of e-commerce depends on the numbers that is taken into consideration. At the customer side, the trend of online shopping triggers more people to do purchase by online and it also reflects on the business side where they will start to upgrade their business one step...

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