Der Artikel stellt eine gelungene Zusammenfassung moderner Controllingkonzeptionen dar und weiss im ersten Teil zu überzeugen, dass Kontrolle ein wichtiger Bestandteil von Controlling ist, sowohl praktisch als auch theoretisch.(...)

Helping and sharing behaviors - the essence of team work and organizational success - are to a great part intrinsically motivated. How can organizations influence intrinsic motivation in a predictable way? Different research approaches give different answers: The situationist approach suggests...

There is a controversy about the finding that performance-contingent rewards undermine intrinsic motivation. While standard economics states that pay-for-performance increases work efforts, psychological economics counter that it sometimes weakens work efforts. We show both predictions are valid...

Corporate scandals, reflected in excessive management compensation and fraudulent accounts, cause considerable damage. Agency theory's insistence on linking the compensation of managers and directors as closely as possible to firm performance is a major reason for these scandals. They cannot be...