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A soft systems approach to knowledge worker productivity: Analysis of the problem situation
Óskarsdóttir, Helga Guðrún; Oddsson, Guðmundur Valur - In: Economies 5 (2017) 3, pp. 1-27
Low knowledge worker productivity is an important problem that needs to be addressed. Current research addressing this problem is fragmented and deals with different isolated elements of the problem. There is a need for a holistic approach to knowledge worker productivity. This paper takes the...
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Empirische Forschung zum Personalmanagement in Kulturbetrieben: Ein Literaturüberblick
Hausmann, Andrea - In: Zeitschrift für Personalforschung (ZfP) 27 (2013) 2, pp. 103-124
. Additionally, leadership is the dominant topic. Other relevant topics (i.e. human resource development) are still underrepresented …
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Lessons learned in people management after COVID-19 crisis. A qualitative study in Spain
Fernández, Jesús Labrador; Morán, Pedro César Martínez - In: Cogent Business & Management 10 (2023) 3, pp. 1-20
need to pay more attention to the holistic well-being of workers and the care of the leadership function of managers are …
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The dos and don'ts of leadership in sequential public goods experiments
Rivas, Maria Fernanda; Sutter, Matthias - 2008
We study the effects of leadership in the provision of public goods by examining (i) the relative importance of reward … and punishment as leadership devices, (ii) whether endogenous leadership is more efficient than exogenously enforced … leadership, and (iii) whether leaders contributing last, instead of first, also increase contributions. The experimental results …
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The determinants of managerial decisions under risk
Kocher, Martin G.; Pogrebna, Ganna; Sutter, Matthias - 2008
In hierarchical organizations the role of a team leader often requires making decisions which do not necessarily coincide with the majority opinion of the team. However, these decisions are final and binding for all team members. We study experimentally why, and under which conditions, leaders...
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The Effect of Entry on R&D Investment of Leaders: Theory and Empirical Evidence
Czarnitzki, Dirk; Etro, Federico Gabriele; Kraft, Kornelius - 2008
We develop a simple model of competition for the market that shows that, contrary to the Arrow view, endogenous entry threat in a market induces the average firm to invest less in R&D and the incumbent leader to invest more. We test these predictions with a Tobit model based on a unique dataset...
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Opinion leaders, influence activities and leadership rents
Konrad, Kai A. - 2003
Consumers may observe previous consumers’ choices. They may follow their choices if they think these consumers are better informed. In turn, firms may concentrate on influencing the early consumers. This, in turn, changes the nature of early consumers’ choice behavior as a signal for other...
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Women Have to Enter the Leadership Race to Win: Using Random Selection to Increase the Supply of Women into Senior Positions
Goodall, Amanda H.; Osterloh, Margit - 2015
The supply of women into senior management has changed little despite well-intentioned efforts. We argue that the biggest effect is from supply-side factors that inhibit females' decision to enter competitions: Women are under-confident about winning, men are over-confident; women are more risk...
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Technological Transfers in Global Climate Policy
Buchholz, Wolfgang; Dippl, Lisa; Eichenseer, Michael - 2015
Theoretical analysis and empirical evidence show that leadership behavior in climate policy through increased abatement …
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Women at the Top in Developing Countries: Evidence from Firm-Level Data
Sekkat, Khalid; Szafarz, Ariane; Tojerow, Ilan - 2015
leadership positions. Our results reveal that the gender of the dominant shareholder is key. The chief executive of firms with a …
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