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Kräkel, Matthias; Müller, Daniel - In: Economics Letters 115 (2012) 2, pp. 289-292

We show that a team may favor self-sabotage to influence the principal’s contract decision. Sabotage increases a team member’s bonus and total team effort. If these benefits outweigh the reduction in the success probability, sabotaging the team is rational.

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The effect of early entrepreneurship education: Evidence from a field experiment

Huber, Laura Rosendahl; Sloof, Randolph; Van Praag, Mirjam - In: European Economic Review 72 (2014) C, pp. 76-97

The aim of this study is to analyze the effectiveness of early entrepreneurship education. To this end, we conduct a randomized field experiment to evaluate a leading entrepreneurship education program that is taught worldwide in the final grade of primary school. We focus on pupils׳...

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INFORMATION SHARING IN PROJECT MANAGEMENT

DELBAUCHE, Charline - In: Holistic Marketing Management Journal 4 (2014) 1, pp. 15-19

The present paper aims to understand the main forces in the exchange of information in the context of project management. The culture and structure of the organization within which the project occurs affect it in different ways, by the transparency policy, the compensation system, whether it has...

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Hiring candidates through references

Dhar, Rajib Lochan; Bhagat, Manju - In: International Journal of Services, Economics and Management 1 (2009) 3, pp. 284-300

Boom in various sectors of the Indian economy has led to the phenomenal growth of executive search firms who primarily focuses on recruiting candidates for their client companies. This study tries to understand the technique of sourcing candidates through references. Qualitative methods have...

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Teamwork in the Automobile Industry - an Anglo-German Comparison

Wergin, Niels-Erik - EconWPA - 2004

Teamwork in the automotive industry varies significantly from plant to plant. This article compares teamwork in four … automobile plants in Germany and Britain, and addresses two questions: (1) Do different models of teamwork fit into a bi …-polar model of teamwork, being either innovative or structural conservative? (2) Do current models of teamwork signify a …

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Cockpit learning in power distant cockpits: The interaction effect of pilot's interdependence and inclination to teamwork in airline industry

Alam, Muhammad Aftab - In: Journal of Air Transport Management 42 (2015) C, pp. 192-202

distance reduces cockpit learning whereas pilot's interdependence and pilot's inclination towards teamwork can counter balance …'s inclination towards teamwork. Together, the findings suggest that pilot's interdependence and inclination towards teamwork …

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COSIDERATIONS REGARDING THE COMPATIBILITY BETWEEN LEADERSHIP AND TEAMWORK SKILLS

DUDĂ-DĂIANU, Dana Codruţa; ABRUDAN, Denisa Bogdana - In: EcoForum 4 (2015) 1, pp. 19-19

two demands of education, as follows: the training of leader capable to exercise also the specific activities of teamwork. …

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Controlling the uncontrollable: â€˜Agileâ€™ teams and illusions of autonomy in creative work

Hodgson, Damian; Briand, Louise - In: Work, Employment & Society 27 (2013) 2, pp. 308-325

The creative industries have recently been hailed as presenting a liberating model for the future of work and a valuable terrain on which to examine purported new regimes of workplace control. This article, based on the empirical examination of a Canadian video game development studio, traces...

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Disentangling Teamwork Dynamics: All Work for One or One Teaches All

Higgins, Lindsey; Schroeter, Christiane - In: Journal of Food Distribution Research 46 (2015) 1

teaching, teamwork, agribusiness, active learningvalue to course assignments. This research provides a base for … discussion regarding the role of teamwork and the composition of the ideal team. This research will fill a gap in the literature …

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FIELD TESTING A BEHAVIORAL TEAMWORK ASSESSMENT TOOL WITH U.S. UNDERGRADUATE BUSINESS STUDENTS

Hobson, Charles J.; Strupeck, David; Griffin, Andrea; … - In: Business Education and Accreditation 5 (2013) 2, pp. 17-27

great emphasis on the assessment and development of teamwork skills. Employing a methodology first proposed by Hobson and … Kesic (2002) for use in managerial training, this study involved the behavioral assessment of teamwork skills in a sample of … 247 undergraduate business students. The evaluation tool consisted of 15 positive and 10 negative teamwork behaviors. A …

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