Purpose: Most of the organizations operating in global market place give main focus on the intrinsic and extrinsic motivations for enhancing employee performance and their commitment towards organization. However, the impact of organizational culture on employee commitment and performance has...

Although trust is widely acknowledged as critical in virtual settings, little is known regarding the antecedents and consequences of trust in leaders of virtual groups. Adopting a multi-level perspective, we propose the leadership’s communication behavior and the broader cultural context in...

I consider the optimal contract for an overconfident manager in a principal-agent model with moral hazard where the contract is written on the earnings of the firm. Overconfidence causes the manager to overestimate his ability to affect the outcome of the firm. Overconfidence first reduces cost...