This paper analyzes experimentally how the interaction of task meaning and peer presence affects work effort. We build on the experimental designs of Falk and Ichino (2006) and Ariely et al. (2008). Confirming previous results from the literature, we find positive peer effects and negative...

Die vorliegende Studie untersucht die Determinanten für die Beschäftigung von Älteren und für das Angebot an altersspezifischen Personalmaßnahmen. Anhand ökonometrischer Schätzungen mittels der Daten des IAB-Betriebspanels, insbesondere der Wellen 2005, 2006 und 2008, werden zudem die...

Recent research has shown that the presence of peers can increase individual output both in the lab and the field. This paper tests for negative side effects of peer settings. We investigate whether peer settings are particularly prone to cheating even if they do not provide additional monetary...

This paper analyzes experimentally how the interaction of task meaning and peer presence affects work effort. We build on the experimental designs of Falk and Ichino (2006) and Ariely et al. (2008). Confirming previous results from the literature, we find positive peer effects and negative...

The present article aims to demonstrate the situation on the labor market in the Lower Silesian voivodeship compared to the situation in Poland and in the world, to outline the most marketable and appreciated jobs in Poland, to present a perspective for both skilled craft jobs and for the market...

Purpose - This brief introductory editorial introduces the background and rationale to the special issue quot;IC: Becoming Criticalquot;. This is based on a selection of papers presented to the 1st Intellectual Capital (IC) Stream at the 4th International Critical Management Studies Conference...

Research on values has provided significant insights at individual, organizational and societal levels of analysis. One area that remains under-explored is how the individual values of managers influence decision-making on human resource (HR) issues. This article explores this relationship...

Environmental sustainability is generating increased concern among business executives, governments, consumers, and management scholars. Amidst the stakeholders' struggle and the challenges and opportunities from environmental concerns, HRM function joins the ongoing discussions and debates. The...

We examine the effect of gender and country (cultural and organizational differences) on the organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) of information technology (IT) users in Poland (transition economy) and Germany (developed economy). We investigate two dimensions of human capital: the OCB...

We study the role of financial flexibility on COVID-19 employment actions. Using daily data from March through May 2020 for 354 of the largest U.S. employers, we first quantify the effect of the pandemic on employees: Firms facing a negative demand shock were 28.8 percentage points more likely...