Counterproductive behavior at workplace has emerged as a major area of concern for researchers, theorists and managers in organizations due to its heavy cost and disruptive nature. Every organization thus endeavors to limit the effects and pervasiveness of these detrimental behaviors. This...

The prevalence of social media use urged researchers to identify its antecedents and consequences. However, research related to social media use in occupational settings has been substantially ignored. Therefore, this study aims to examine the effect of job stress on social media use (social...

A subjective well-being approach is followed to assess the magnitude of inefficiency in the use of income. The information comes from a Mexican survey and an X-inefficiency technique is used. The paper shows that there exists substantial inefficiency in the use of income at all income levels,...

In business-to-business (B2B) contexts, sales organizations require both long-term and stable partnerships to accomplish their tasks effectively and enhance mutual value and satisfaction for the parties involved. Collaboration and satisfaction are two connected and central issues in the...

This paper aims to illustrate the working and business environment of professional fine artists and to identify the factors to successfully make a living in the arts as both market challenges and success factors have not yet been clearly identified in literature. The identification of artists'...

Spätestens seit dem letztjährigen Auftritt von Conchita Wurst mit ihrem provokanten Mix aus männlichen und weiblichen Zügen hat der Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) in ganz Europa Aufmerksamkeit erregt. Neben der großen öffentlichen Teilnahme existieren aber auch eine ganze Reihe...

This paper follows two objectives: (i) It demonstrates the merits of the survey based approach to B2C eCommerce characteristics and company strategy, and (ii) it presents empirical evidence of the crucial importance of size and marketing investment in B2C eCommerce markets. It presents...

Countless determinants of export success that are supposed to help managers reduce the failure rates of export ventures have been identified. Despite this abundance of studies, however, little is known about the determinants of the internationalization success of services. In this paper, based...

In research as well as in practice, process models are an expatiated element of innovation management. They fulfill different tasks. In practice, for instance, process models are used as a management tool to standardize development activities. Researchers try to identify activities to be found...

Das Interesse am Gesundheitswesen hat in den vergangenen Jahren erheblich zugenommen. Politik und Gesellschaft müssen sich einer Auseinandersetzung mit den Strukturen des Gesundheitswesens, insbesondere mit den Aufgaben und deren Vergütung, die von den verschiedenen Leistungsanbietern erbracht...