We explore theoretically and empirically whether social interaction, including local and global interaction, influences the incidence of corruption. We first present an interaction-based model on corruption that predicts that the level of corruption is positively associated with social...

This chapter intends to demonstrate that the Stockholm region is the key centre for knowledge development, innovations and intellectual creativity in Sweden. The region is an attractor for individuals with ambitions and talents in political, economic and cultural life. At the same time novel...

The study examines the effects of work orientations and work-leisure choices alongside the effect of genes or personality traits on subjective well-being (SWB). The former effects are assumed to be mediated by the match between women's preferred and actual number of working hours indicating...

Destination countries are progressively shifting towards selective immigration policies. These can eectively increase migrants' average education even if one allows for endogenous schooling decisions and education policies at origin. Still, more selective immigration policies reduce social...

Las demandas de adaptación que exige el entorno actual, hacen que el tema de aprendizaje organizacional ocupe cada vez más la práctica empresarial, predominando el interés de lograr ventajas competitivas. El presente estudio tiene como objetivo valorar los indicadores de aprendizaje...

The keys to effective teamwork in firms are (1) carefully designed team-formation policies that take into account what level of diversity of skills, knowledge, and demographics is desirable and (2) balanced team-based incentives. Employers need to choose policies that maximize the gains from...

Dans le premier d'une série de trois articles, l'auteur fait un bilan de l'état de santé des cadres de direction masculins. Ce bilan, établi à partir des données occidentales disponibles, démontre que les cadres de direction jouissent d'un état de santé supérieur à celui de la plupart...

This article describes the human capital determinant of the employability of Mexican university graduates, in order to identify the differences in employment by gender and training area. Data from the National Survey of Occupation and Employment in 2010 and from 12 groups ranked in the careers...