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Passion and compassion as strategic drivers for sustainable value creation : an ordonomic perspective on social and ecological entrepreneurship
Beckmann, Markus; Pies, Ingo; Winning, Alexandra von - 2012
Passion - in the sense of fervent commitment to action - and compassion - understood as sensitive openness for social and ecological concerns - are not a sure formula for business success. Whether social or ecological entrepreneurs, who find themselves under pressure from market competition,...
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Hacking corporate reputations
Akey, Pat; Lewellen, Stefan; Liskovich, Inessa - 2018
We exploit unexpected corporate data breaches to study how firms respond to negative reputation events. Data breaches negatively affect firm profitability, value, and reputation for years following the event, but are not triggered by high or low reputations. In response, firms increase their...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011897968
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How important is culture? : a second look at Keller Williams realty
Larcker, David F.; Tayan, Brian - 2016
efforts of others. However, in general, the impact of culture on performance remains an open question. We conducted a large …-scale survey of Keller Williams team members to understand how associates of Keller Williams view the company's culture and whether … perceptions of culture are associated with performance. We find evidence of an exceptionally strong and unique culture. We review …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011864720
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Shareholders and stakeholders around the world: the role of values, culture, and law in directors' decisions
Licht, Amir N.; Adams, Renée - 2020 - This version: 5 November 2020
decision-making concerning shareholders and stakeholders. In a sample comprising more than nine hundred directors originating … a principled, quasi-ideological stance towards shareholders and stakeholders, called shareholderism, on which they vary …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012668240
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Bedingte Aktiengeschäfte
Dilger, Alexander - 2016
Bedingte Aktiengeschäfte sind solche, die nur bei Eintritt einer Bedingung wirksam werden, z. B. bei einer Übernahme oder der Wahl eines bestimmten Vorstandsvorsitzenden. Damit lassen sich Alternativen bewerten und Entscheidungen besser treffen.
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Centralization of strategic decisions during the Great Recession : an empirical analysis of European manufacturing firms
Bakonyi, Zoltán; Muraközy, Balázs - 2016
This study analyzes which types of firm-level shocks were associated with the centralization of strategic decision-making during the recession of 2008-09. We use a unique survey dataset of more than 14000 manufacturing firms from seven European countries which includes direct information on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011538031
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The allocation of property rights within registered co-operatives in Germany
Kramer, Jost W. - 2003
Der vorliegende Beitrag analysiert kurz die Struktur deutscher Genossenschaften aus dem Blickwinkel der Property-Rights-Theorie (vgl. Kramer 2002). Dabei zeigt sich, dass dieser im Bereich der Genossenschaftsforschung bis dato eher vernachlässigte Theorieansatz durchaus zur Verfolgung von...
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Divide and privatize : firms break-up and performance
Kočenda, Evžen; Hanousek, Jan - 2010
We analyze the long-term effects of divesture and ownership change on corporate performance. We employ a unique data set for a large number of Czech firms spanning the period 1996-2005. We employ a propensity score matching procedure to deal with endogeneity problems. Our results, which are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008738365
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How (not) to pay non-executive directors
Dilger, Alexander - 2012
Performance pay, at least as usually understand, is no good idea for non-executive directors. They have to supervise and control or in some situations even to fire and replace the executive managers. This means that their performance as supervisors is totally different from the performance of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009628050
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Divide and privatize : firm break-up and performance
Kočenda, Evžen; Hanousek, Jan - 2011
We analyze the long-term effects of firm break-up and ownership change on corporate performance. Our analysis is based on a unique data set for a large number of Czech firms spanning the period 1996-2005. We employ a propensity score matching procedure to deal with endogeneity problems. Our...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009130271