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Auf der Suche nach der nationalen Innovationskultur Deutschlands - die Etablierung der Verfahrenstechnik in der BRD, DDR seit 1950
Pieper, Christine; Handel, Kai Christian - Fakultät Wirtschaftswissenschaften, Technische … - 2003
Die Rolle der Hochschulen im Innovationssystem sowohl der BRD als auch der DDR hat sich in den letzten fünfzig Jahren zum Teil dramatisch geändert. Der Veränderungsprozess in der Bundesrepublik lässt sich grob in drei Phasen einteilen, die sich zwar überlappen, dennoch im wesentlichen eine...
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Managing the reputation of an award to motivate performance
Gavrila, C.; Caulkins, J.P.; Feichtinger, G.; Tragler, G.; … - In: Mathematical Methods of Operations Research 61 (2005) 1, pp. 1-22
incentives for this purpose, but in practice the “honor” or “prestige” of an award can be a significant motivator as well, unless … the award is given so often that its prestige is diluted. The model here focuses on management of the reputation of an … award that may or may not have a fixed monetary component. The model is an optimal dynamic control model, so its solution …
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Managing the reputation of an award to motivate performance
Gavrila, C.; Caulkins, J.P.; Feichtinger, G.; Tragler, G.; … - In: Computational Statistics 61 (2005) 1, pp. 1-22
incentives for this purpose, but in practice the “honor” or “prestige” of an award can be a significant motivator as well, unless … the award is given so often that its prestige is diluted. The model here focuses on management of the reputation of an … award that may or may not have a fixed monetary component. The model is an optimal dynamic control model, so its solution …
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Explaining the “unpredictable”: An empirical analysis of U.S. patent infringement awards
Mazzeo, Michael J.; Hillel, Jonathan; Zyontz, Samantha - In: International Review of Law and Economics 35 (2013) C, pp. 58-72
a large-scale econometric analysis of award values. We begin by analyzing the outcomes of 340 cases decided in US …-depth analysis of the key factors affecting award value, via targeted regressions involving selected variables. We find a high degree … of significance between award value and ex ante-identifiable factors collectively, and we also identify significant …
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Getting More Work for Nothing? Symbolic Awards and Worker Performance
Kosfeld, Michael; Neckermann, Susanne - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010
an international non-governmental organization we hired students to work on a database project. Students in the award … treatment were offered a congratulatory card from the organization honoring the best performance. The award was purely symbolic … award treatment outperform students in the control treatment by about 12 percent on average. Our results provide strong …
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The Contingency Thesis of Collective Bargaining Institutions
Traxler, Franz - In: CESifo DICE Report 1 (2003) 2, pp. 34-39
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Size and Impact of Privatisation – A Survey of Empirical Studies
Chahyadi, Candra S.; Megginson, William L.; Netter, … - In: CESifo DICE Report 3 (2005) 1, pp. 03-11
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Effects of Tax Depreciation Rules on Firms' Investment Decisions: A Comparison of European Transition Countries
Nam, Chang Woon; Radulescu, Doina Maria - In: CESifo DICE Report 1 (2003) 2, pp. 52-55
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A journey without maps: The regional policies of the 1964-70 British Labour Government
O'Hara, Glen - In: Regional Studies 39 (2005) 9, pp. 1183-1195
O'Hara G. (2005) A journey without maps: the regional policies of the 1964-70 British Labour Government, Regional Studies 39 , 1183-1195. This paper examines four influences on British regional policy in the late 1960s: party politics in the context of the economic environment; the structure of...
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Living Conditions in Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana and Western Africa 1925-1985: What do Survey Data on Height Stature tell us?
Rouanet, Léa; Cogneau, Denis - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2011
Survey data reveals that the pace of increase in height stature experienced by successive cohorts born in Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana during the late colonial period (1925–1960) is almost as high as the pace observed in France and Great Britain during the period 1875 to 1975, even when correcting...
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