Wissenschaftlicher Erkenntnisgewinnung liegt ein Denken in Modellen zugrunde. Um dem wissenschaftlichen Anspruch nach Wahrheit gerecht zu werden, ist es erforderlich, Modelle hinsichtlich ihrer Güte zu beurteilen. Während für empirische Theorien zahlreiche (zumeist statistische) Gütemaße...

Wissenschaftlicher Erkenntnisgewinnung liegt ein Denken in Modellen zugrunde. Um dem wissenschaftlichen Anspruch nach Wahrheit gerecht zu werden, ist es erforderlich, Modelle hinsichtlich ihrer Güte zu beurteilen. Während für empirische Theorien zahlreiche (zumeist statistische) Gütemaße...

We examine whether corporate social responsibility is related to management sales forecast accuracy. More specifically, we question whether firms that present a high social responsibility level commit lower sales forecast errors, as compared to firms that do not meet analogous levels of social...

Unethical pro-organisational behaviour (UPB) is an ongoing concern, prompting the need for more nuanced understanding of the workplace environment most likely to inhibit it. This study considers the role of risk climate, sometimes referred to as risk culture, as well as ethical climate, for...

Risk climate (sometimes referred to as risk culture) has become an increasingly important focus since the 2007-2009 financial crisis. Despite efforts to inculcate risk climate, unethical pro-organisational behaviour (UPB) such as misconduct toward customers continues to occur. This study...

This paper discusses the forecasting performance of alternative factor models based on a large panel of quarterly time series for the german economy. One model extracts factors by static principals components analysis, the other is based on dynamic principal components obtained using frequency...