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Less Information, More Comparison, and Better Performance : Evidence from a Field Experiment

Eyring, Henry; Ferguson, Patrick J.; Koppers, Sebastian - 2021

and relative measures in performance reports for employees. Although studies have documented that the provision of these … types of measures can benefit performance, theory from economic and accounting literature suggests that it may be optimal … that relative performance information alone yields the best performance effects in our setting—that is, that a subset of …

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Different background – similar strategies: recruitment in Tanzanian-African and Tanzanian-Asian companies

Egbert, Henrik; Fischer, Gundula; Bredl, Sebastian - 2010

The literature on enterprises in Sub-Saharan Africa provides evidence that there are significant differences between companies run by members of the majority population and those run by members of minorities. Differences are frequently related to size, age, and certain success indicators....

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Are CEOs Different?

Kaplan, Steven N. - 2020

Using a dataset of 2,603 executive assessments with thirty individual characteristics, we identify who becomes a CEO candidate and how CEO candidates differ from candidates for other top- management positions, notably CFOs. The variation in characteristics is explained by four factors that we...

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Tenure Track, Pragmatisierung und Hausruf : sollen Insider bevorzugt oder ausgeschlossen werden?

Dilger, Alexander - 2022

Im deutschen Sprachraum gab es Unterschiede im Umgang mit dem wissenschaftlichen Nachwuchs auf der Schwelle zur Professur. In Deutschland war in der Regel ein externer Ruf nötig, in Österreich konnte man durch Pragmatisierung oder Hausruf an der eigenen Universität verbleiben und in Schweiz...

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Work and Family Conflict : A Comparison between American and Mexican Women

Cavazos-Garza, Alicia - 2011

Although many believe that work and family conflict (WFC) is a social issue, its scope is ample due to its causes and consequences. In the organizational ground, WFC has been found to affect important outcomes such as job satisfaction, commitment, and turnover. Additionally, there is a need to...

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Integration into the Firm - German, Swiss, and U.S. American Monitoring and Coordination Compared

Nolte, Heike - 2010

This article compares instruments which IT-firms use to integrate their business consultants - esp. the way monitoring and coordination of activities works. It is based empirically on interviews with consultants and managers of consulting units of a U.S. American firm in Germany, the Swiss...

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Outside of the Lines : A Comparison of Leadership Styles of Two Collegiate Athletic Coaches

Zentner, Aeron - 2015

Leadership has been an increasingly growing topic throughout literature with the mass exodus of the Baby Boomers. These preparation strategies have researchers searching for the best attributes associated with effective leadership outcomes. The following study looks at attributes of two...

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Comparative Incentive Systems

Coccia, Mario - 2019

motivates people and creates favorable environmental conditions to maximize performance to achieve specific goals in …

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On the motives and needs for work beyond age 65 : comparing voluntary workers versus agency workers

Torka, Nicole; Goedebebure, Ivy; Ewijk, Inge van; … - In: Zeitschrift für Personalforschung : ZfP 26 (2012) 2, pp. 167-188

Much has been written about older workers, including how to adequately manage a more mature workforce. Currently, the bulk of research concentrates on the push-pull factors for early retirement vs. the continuation of work life until the pensionable age. This article focuses on a different and...

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Comparison of openness to experience in managers and non-managers employed at meat industry "OVAKO" Visoko, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Riđić, Goran; Ahmić, Minela; Riđić, Ognjen; … - In: Economic review : journal of economics & business 16 (2018) 2, pp. 63-74

This primary research was conducted in order to find out what was the level of managers' and employees' openness to experience. In addition to this, this research will try to answer the question as to; are there any differences between the managers and non-managers or employees of a certain...

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