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Backward Induction and Model Deterioration

Squintani, Francesco - In: The B.E. Journal of Theoretical Economics 4 (2004) 1

The issue of how players' model of a game may evolves over time is largely unexplored. We formalize this issue for games with perfect information, and show that small-probability model deterioration may upset the complete-model backward induction solution, possibly yielding a Pareto-improving...

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Best Agendas in Multi-Issue Bargaining

Flamini, Francesca - In: The B.E. Journal of Theoretical Economics 7 (2007) 1

We study the agenda selection problem faced by a multi-issue committee when there can be (small) delays between the negotiations of different issues. We show that the presence of these delays affects the interplay of the forces in the bargaining game and solves the indeterminacy of equilibria....

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Ethnicity at work: the case of British minority workers in the long-term care sector

Hussein, Shereen; Manthorpe, Jill; Ismail, Mohamed - In: Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: An International Journal 33 (2014) 2, pp. 177-192

Purpose – The aim of this paper is to explore the effect of ethnicity and separate this from the other dynamics associated with migration among members of the long-term care workforce in England focusing on the nature and structure of their jobs. The analysis examines interactions between...

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The contribution of working conditions and care recipient characteristics to work-related abuse and exploitation of migrant home care workers

Green, Ohad; Ayalon, Liat - In: Employee Relations 39 (2017) 7, pp. 1001-1014

Purpose Migrant home care workers constitute a vulnerable group in society, which is often exposed to work-related abuse. The purpose of this paper is to explore which characteristics are linked with their abuse. Design/methodology/approach Overall, 187 Filipino home care workers who work in...

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Are Personal Budgets a Financially Sound Reform Option for the German Long-Term Care Insurance?

Arntz, Melanie; Thomsen, Stephan L. - In: Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik 230 (2010) 4, pp. 378-402

Summary In a long-run social experiment, personal budgets have been tested as an alternative home care program of the German long-term care insurance (LTCI). By granting the monetary value of in kind services in cash, personal budgets are considered to enable customized home care arrangements,...

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Can managers coach their teams too much?

Buljac-Samardzic, Martina; van Woerkom, Marianne - In: Journal of Managerial Psychology 30 (2015) 3, pp. 280-296

Purpose – The relationship between managerial coaching and team performance may be mediated by team reflection because coaching is often thought to lead to reflection, which has been found to lead to improved performance. In contrast, this relationship might be moderated by team reflection,...

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What drives international remittances to Africa : Altruism, self-interest or the institutional environment?

Nnyanzi, John Bosco - In: African Journal of Economic and Management Studies 7 (2016) 3, pp. 397-418

-existence of altruism and self-interest motives. Also, control of corruption, financial development and a reduction in unofficial …

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Corporate message strategies for global CSR campaigns : The mediating role of perceived altruism

Rim, Hyejoon; Song, Doori - In: Corporate Communications: An International Journal 22 (2017) 3, pp. 383-400

strategy and company’s response sidedness were examined as well as a mediating role of the perceived altruism. Findings The …-of-mouth intention through enhanced perceived altruism when the company has no prior CSR experience in a host country. Practical …

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Lending a helping hand : Provision of helping behaviors beyond professional career responsibilities

Hetty van Emmerik, I.J.; Jawahar, I.M. - In: Career Development International 10 (2005) 5, pp. 347-358

Purpose – The purpose of this study is to investigate if gender and altruism evidence similar relationships with the … altruism interacted to influence OCBs, such that the relationship was stronger for women than for men. Practical implications … relationship between altruism and the three types of helping behavior in a single study. …

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Corporate social performance and consumer‐retailer emotional attachment : The moderating role of individual traits

Vlachos, Pavlos A. - In: European Journal of Marketing 46 (2012) 11/12, pp. 1559-1580

strengthening role of altruism, need‐for‐activity, and esteem‐enhancement on the CSP‐emotional attachment link. Finally, the study … reveals that attributions are likely to moderate the influence of consumer altruism. Research limitations … targeted social responsibility investments. Specifically, retailers targeting consumer groups that are high in altruism, high …

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