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The right to part-time: Practical implications from the managerial point of view

Kattenbach, Ralph - In: Management Revue 18 (2007) 3, pp. 350-366

implementation. Therefore the HR managers' concepts and attitudes towards part-time as well as the psychological contract are the …

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Dialectical conditions: Leadership structures as productive action generators

Martin, Albert - In: Management Revue 17 (2006) 4, pp. 395-419

This article introduces a model of productive leadership structures. It is based on the idea that structures should stimulate dialectical processes which activate functional and simultaneously restrict dysfunctional behavioural tendencies of the management team. The structural dialectics are...

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The role of dismissal protection in personnel management: From the point of view of personnel managers

Schramm, Florian; Schlese, Michael - In: Management Revue 18 (2007) 3, pp. 322-349

standardised survey of 750 personnel managers which was carried out in 2007. As a whole the effects of dismissal protection on … personnel management are perceived by personnel managers to be insignificant. In general, employment law is considered to be a … Employment law and that this is dependent on the personnel managers' competence in this area as well as other factors. These …

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The gendered stereotype of the 'good manager': Sex role expectations towards male and female managers

Gmür, Markus - In: Management Revue 17 (2006) 2, pp. 104-121

and 2005 are presentedin the short note below. The main findings of the study are: 1. Female managers are expected to … conform more closely to male stereotypes than are male managers. 2. Higher expectations are set from women and respondents …

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Short-term managerial contracts and cartels

Han, Martijn A. - 2012

This paper shows how a series of commonly observed short-term CEO employment contracts can improve cartel stability compared to a long-term employment contract. When a manager's short-term appointment is renewed if and only if the firm hits a certain profit target, then (i) defection from...

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Managerial reputation concerns, outside monitoring, and investment efficiency

Qiu, Lily - 2005

This paper argues that an external monitor can be less effective when there is uncertainty regarding the quality of the management and the business environment. In a two-period model, an outside monitor, who initially does not know managerial quality, can have the manager fired. The manager...

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Executive Compensation and Macroeconomic Fluctuations

Oxelheim, Lars; Wihlborg, Clas; Zhang, Jianhoa - 2008

Macroeconomic fluctuations affect corporations' performance through demand and cost conditions. Incentive effects of performance-based compensation schemes for management may be weakened or biased by macroeconomic influences if management is unable to forecast macroeconomic fluctuations or...

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Height and Leadership

Lindqvist, Erik - 2010

This paper studies the relationship between height and leadership. Using data from a representative sample of Swedish men, I document that tall men are significantly more likely to attain managerial positions. An increase in height by 10 centimeters (3.94 inches) is associated with a 2.2...

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How to Avoid Compensating CEO for Luck: The Case of Microeconomic Fluctuations

Oxelheim, Lars; Wihlborg, Clas; Zhang, Jianhua - 2010

Incentive effects of performance-based compensation schemes for management may be weakened or biased by macroeconomic influences on remuneration. These influences can be seen as reflecting luck from the CEO's perspective. In this chapter we present a model for how to avoid compensating CEO for...

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Globalization of Corporate Covernance: The American Influence on Dismissal Performance Sensitivity of European CEOs

Jungeilges, Jochen A.; Oxelheim, Lars; Randoy, Trond - 2010

This study examines how globalization of corporate governance practices influence the risk of European CEOs being dismissed. We argue that the harsh monitoring of the American corporate governance system spills over to the rest of the world as a result of this globalization. We focus on direct...

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