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The governor's dilemma: Competence versus control in indirect governance
Abbott, Kenneth W.; Genschel, Philipp; Snidal, Duncan; … - 2018
principals. The "governor's dilemma" results from the tradeoff between agent competence and principal control. Competent agents … are difficult to control because their policy contributions give them leverage over the principal; principal control … impedes agent competence by constraining the development and exercise of agent capabilities. If a principal emphasizes control …
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Control of relational risk in offshore accounting and finance outsourcing: Case evidence from UK and India
Nicholson, Brian; Aman, Aini - 2008
unique risks, control problems and challenges. In this paper we focus on the control of relational risk, a form of risk …
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Liefern am Limit. Wie die Plattformökonomie die Arbeitsbeziehungen verändert
Heiland, Heiner; Brinkmann, Ulrich - In: Industrielle Beziehungen 27 (2020) 2, pp. 120-140
Infolge der Digitalisierung durchlaufen Arbeitsbeziehungen einen fundamentalen Wandel. Besonders ist dies im Feld der plattformvermittelten Dienstleistungen und speziell der digital koordinierten und kontrollierten Kurierarbeit der Fall. Als neue Branche sind hier noch keine Strukturen...
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Arbeitskräfte zwischen Autonomie und Kontrolle - Auswirkungen der Digitalisierung auf Arbeitsbeziehungen in der Logistik
Ruiner, Caroline; Klumpp, Matthias - In: Industrielle Beziehungen 27 (2020) 2, pp. 141-159
Lebensmittellogistik in Hinblick auf die Wahrnehmung von Autonomie und Kontrolle aus Perspektive der Arbeitskräfte ebenso zu analysieren … Ergebnis zeigt sich im Alltag die Gleichzeitigkeit von Autonomie und Kontrolle, die auf die Einbindung von neuen Technologien … and control from the worker's perspective and the resulting effects on the design of employment relationships. The …
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Controlling vs. Minority Shareholders: is There Expropriation? An Empirical Analysis of the Stock Price Performance of European Companies
Guedes, Jose; Loureiro, Gilberto - In: CESifo DICE Report 05 (2007) 1, pp. 16-21
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Genetic diversity and interdependent crop choices in agriculture
Geoffrey Heal, Brian Walker, Simon Levin, Kenneth … - 2002
The extent of genetic diversity in food crops is important as it affects the risk of attack by pathogens. A drop in diversity increases this risk. Farmers may not take this into account when making crop choices, leading to what from a social perspective is an inadequate level of diversity.
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Opium for the masses?: conflict-induced narcotics production in Afghanistan
Lind, Jo Thori; Moene, Karl Ove; Willumsen, Fredrik - 2009
We show that the recent rise in Afghan opium production is caused by violent conflicts. Violence destroys roads and irrigation, crucial to alternative crops, and weakens local incentives to rebuild infrastructure and enforce law and order. Exploiting a unique data set, we show that Western...
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Opium for the masses? Conflict-induced narcotics production in Afghanistan
Lind, Jo Thori; Moene, Karl Ove - 2009
We show that the recent rise in Afghan opium production is caused by violent conflicts. Violence destroys roads and irrigation, crucial to alternative crops, and weakens local incentives to rebuild infrastructure and enforce law and order. Exploiting a unique data set, we show that Western...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010275898
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National determinants of vegetarianism
Leahy, Eimear; Lyons, Seán; Tol, Richard S. J. - 2010
In this paper we use panel data regressions to investigate the determinants of vegetarianism in various countries over time. Using national level aggregate data, we construct a panel consisting of 116 country-time observations. We find that there is a negative relationship between income and...
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Gesamtwirtschaftliche Bewertung des Rapsanbaus zur Biodieselproduktion in Deutschland
Schöpe, Manfred; Britschkat, Günter - In: ifo Schnelldienst 55 (2002) 06, pp. 14-21
Seit 1993 wird in Deutschland Biodiesel für die Vermarktung hergestellt. Der dazu verwendete Rohstoff ist Rapsöl. Ähnlich wie andere nachwachsende Rohstoffe profitierten die Initiativen zum Anbau von Raps für die Biodieselherstellung und zum Aufbau dieses Wirtschaftszweiges von einer...
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