Serious games can be used as self-assessment tools in recruiting processes. We develop a model explaining jobseekers' intentions to use these applications, which help them to gain a realistic idea of the job at hand and allows them to submit their application only if the job truly fits their...

In an experiment, we model two stylized facts about capital budgeting practice, budgetary slack creation and delegation of decision-making authority. In our setting, under centralization, headquarters announces a budget, the division manager gives a cost report, and headquarters decides on the...

Ein Vergleich der seit 1991 erstellten Konjunkturprognosen des ifo Instituts mit den Prognosen von Consensus Economics im Hinblick auf ihre Treffgenauigkeit zeigt, dass die ifo-Prognosen für die Vorjahresveränderungsrate des realen Bruttoinlandsprodukts für das laufende und das kommende Jahr...

The Turkish low voltage switchgear sector is made up of several local and international companies. Generally, local companies operating in this sector try to get a competitive advantage by fabricating cheap products , in order to cope with the competition that focuses more on quality. What's...

The availability of better behavioral information about their customer portfolios holds the promise for different and more accurate pricing models for insurers. Changes in pricing, however, are always fraught with danger for insurers, as they enter long-term commitments with incomplete...

Although entrepreneurship at the university level has constantly been evolving, little research has been done on what competencies should be developed in entrepreneurship education (EE) and how EE relates to the core of entrepreneurship - the entrepreneurial process competence. This article...

This study aims to investigate the levels of emotional intelligence for managers in public and private hospitals in Jordan for the purpose of identifying the relative practice of emotional intelligence dimensions by managers in each sector. The research will also look into the differences (gaps)...

This article analyses one of the most common tools employed by global focal companies in sustainable supply chain management (SSCM) across all industries: supplier sustainability self-assessment questionnaires. Extant research has moved beyond the questions of whether and which suppliers should...

The association between selling orientation and customer orientation and sales success has been a matter of intensive research since the publication of the selling orientation-customer orientation (SOCO) score in the early 1980's. However, which attitudes predispose salespeople for high...

The aim of the paper is to analize the EFQM model self-assessment process in an small and medium sized enterprise (SME). This paper shows how a self-assessment process is developed and why it may succeed, indicating its advantages, difficulties, and success factors. A case study is used,...