This paper provides a case study of the effect of labor relations on product quality. We consider whether a long … across plants, we find that labor strife at the Decatur plant closely coincided with lower product quality. Monthly data …

This paper extends the standard principal-agent model with moral hazard to allow for agents having reference- dependent …

-type tournaments if the number of workers is large, whereas the opposite holds for small numbers of workers. …

-effects has received increasing attention in management; yet, the techniques to correct for selection-effects have not always been … management to correct for selection-effects when organizational decisions are discrete in nature. Employing data on M …

This paper extends the standard principal-agent model with moral hazard to allow for agents having reference …

upgrades, can matter for theory. Using the reference-point shift mechanism, we provide experimental evidence that the … their reference points for the price for their current version. We then use the experimental findings to extend a reference …

philosophy, for ongoing improvement. Using the combination of these theories, as a referent theoretical base to explain the …'s success in achieving and sustaining great results. Findings indicate support for correlation, causation, and possible …

, this study offers a conceptual framework for the antecedents of sustaining innovations. Theoretical and practical …

Governance G20/OECD, i.e. cumulative voting for the board of directors …

An emerging trend in financial services is banks' increasingly common refusal to do business with industries for … political reasons rather than for traditional business justifications. Banks' refusals are often explained by a desire to make a … to services provided by the government. This paper asks whether this public power, granted to banks for the purposes of …