Field experiments have variously discovered that modern management practices can enhance productivity, but not all firms adopt such practices. In this study, we examine private bond contracts used by the Public House operators to explore if such variations are due to differences in the types of...

Managers now view e‐learning as an important instrument for obtaining skill‐based organisational outcomes. Not all organisations are likely to implement this training strategy, however, because there are significant trade‐offs involved in terms of both costs and benefits. This article...

Traditional analyses of bonuses have focused on performance measures such as output or profit as the sole determinant of bonus pay plans. However, companies now use bonuses for a variety of purposes, including employee recruitment and retention and to obtain better outcomes in quality and...

Field experiments have variously discovered that modern management practices enhance productivity, but not all firms adopt such practices. In this study, we examine private bond contracts used by the public house operators to explore if such variations are due to the differences in the types of...

The growth of shareholder value has been a major change in Western economies since the 1980s. This growth has reignited debates concerning relations between investors and managers. This book argues that investors are more than passive providers of finance, on whose behalf managers seek to...