Although a broad field of literature on incentive theory exists, employer-provided tangible goods (hereafter called benefits) have so far been neglected by economic research. A remarkable exception is an empirical study by Oyer (2008). In our study, we test some of his findings by drawing on a...

Die einschlaegige Forschung betrachtet psychologische Vertraege primaer aus einer individualistisch-rationalen Perspektive. Wie alle Vertraege so sind auch psychologische Vertraege jedoch in einen sozio-kulturellen Kontext eingebettet, welcher massgeblichen Einfluss auf die Handlungsmotive und...

Die langfristigen Auswirkungen internationaler Einsaetze von Fuehrungskraeften auf deren Karrieren sind bislang kaum empirisch untersucht worden und die wenigen vorliegenden Ergebnisse sind widerspruechlich. Ziel dieser Studie ist deshalb die empirische Untersuchung der Auswirkungen...

The aim of this paper is to study the various factors of job satisfaction among different commercial bankers in Bangladesh and to highlight the findings by performing statistical techniques like correlation to gauge level of significance of the factors in question. Compensation has been...

In this paper the issues from the personnel economics has been investigated. The issues such as training of workers from Becker’s human capital theory and their association with the workers’ productivity. In the second part of the paper the issue of grooming has been investigated in relation...

In this paper the issues from the personnel economics has been investigated. The issues such as training of workers from Becker’s human capital theory and their association with the workers’ productivity. In the second part of the paper the issue of grooming has been investigated in relation...

Little is known about the effects of revealing information on relative performance during a dynamic tournament. We empirically study the impact of interim rank on risk taking and performance using data on professionals competing in tournaments for large rewards. As our data allows us to observe...

Today, the linkage between employee satisfaction and customer satisfaction, productivity, and performance is undeniable, based on numerous studies that support the correlation. As a result, companies have a rare opportunity to gain competitive leverage and differentiation by harnessing their...