We propose a unified analytical framework to understand both the complementarity between computer use and innovative organisational practices and the selection principles that guide their diffusion at the work station level. We show that the common selection principles governing the allocation...

Knowledge Management (KM) is a field that has attracted much attention both in academic and practitioner circles. Most KM projects appear to be primarily concerned with knowledge that can be quantified and can be captured, codified and stored - an approach more deserving of the label Information...

The algorithm development industry typically views itself as “acultural”, independent of culture, or often “post-cultural”, transcending cultural differences in developing the future. This chapter argues that algorithm development and particularly algorithm development is deeply rooted...

Many companies in recent past have experienced labor unrest. The negotiations between the union leaders and management have often failed. Organizations are thus trying to use better tools for negotiation to reduce labor unrest. One of the tools used is SNA or Social Network Analysis. This study...

This paper provides the results of an empirical study on diversity and conflict within teams. In much of the previous literature, conflict is generally view as negative and something to be avoided or immediately resolved. Some studies, however, have examined the benefits of organizational...

In this paper, we investigate individuals’ investment in status in an environment where no monetary return can possibly be derived from reaching a better relative position. We use a real-effort experiment in which we permit individuals to learn and potentially improve their relative position...

This paper considers the eff ects of a two-period interaction on the decision of a principal to delegate authority to a potentially biased but better informed agent. Compared to the (repeated) one-period case, the agent's first period actions may also signal his type which in turn impacts wages...

We analyze the effects of lower bounds on wages on optimal job design within firms. In our model, two tasks affect firm value and an imperfect performance measure. Due to cost advantages of specialization, assigning the tasks to different agents is efficient. Yet a sufficiently large wage floor...

Typically, workplace discrimination is approached from the perspective of a particular dimension (e.g., race or gender). This offers insight but also obscures important communality among different types of discrimination. We propose a construct of generalized workplace discrimination that...

I compare group to individual performance pay when workers are envious and performance is non-verifiable. Avoiding payoff inequity, the group bonus contract is superior as long as the firm faces no credibility problem. The individual bonus contract may, however, become superior albeit...