Die Mehrzahl der bisherigen empirischen Studien zu den Produktivitätswirkungen der betrieblichen Gewinnbeteiligung gelangt zu dem Ergebnis, dass die Beteiligung der Mitarbeiter am Unternehmenserfolg einen positiven Produktivitätseffekt induziert. Problematisch ist jedoch, dass bisherige...

Due to incomplete contracts, efficiency of an organization depends on willingness of individuals to take non-selfish actions, e.g., cooperate when there is no incentive to do so, or punish inefficient actions by others. Organizations also constitute a social boundary, or group. We investigate...

This study investigated lying behavior and the behavior of people who are deceived by using a deception game (Gneezy, 2005) in both anonymity and face-to-face treatments. Subjects consist of students and non-students (citizens) to investigate whether lying behavior is depended on socioeconomic...

Due to incomplete contracts, efficiency of an organization depends on willingness of individuals to take non-selfish actions, such as cooperating when there is no incentive to do so or punishing inefficient actions by others. Organizations also constitute a social boundary, or group. We...

North Korea is perceived by many as one of the most totalitarian societies of modern time. But in the wake of the economic collapse of the 1990s, North Korean totalitarianism has grappled with new conditions. This paper examines how the country's totalitarian character has been upheld through...

In einer anonymen Experimentalsituation mit induzierter Fairnessnorm werden physische Anstrengungen (Hockstrecksprünge) als Zahlungseinheiten genutzt, um windfall gains zu vermeiden. In drei Experimenten werden Fairnessnorm, Autoritätsnorm und soziale Kontrolle variiert. Wir finden...

Ziel des vorliegenden Artikels ist es, zum ersten obige Argumentation einer generellen Kritik zu unterziehen; zum zweiten aber auch ihre mögliche Relevanz für den Fall der Bundesrepublik Deutschland zu prüfen. Beides geschieht vor dem Hintergrund der Frage, ob die Sozialisationsfunktion von...

We analyze students' knowledge and risk perception of four technologies. The aim is to find out whether there is a relationship between area of study (self-selection) and progress of study (socialization) on the one hand and risk perception of technologies regarding health, environment and...