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Executive Perceptions: Probing the Institutionalization of Organizational Downsizing

Downsizing is one of the most frequently used business strategies for reducing costs, returning firms to profit or for restructuring businesses following takeovers, mergers and acquisitions. Downsizing measures are also set to become much more prevalent in the public sector as governments seek to restrict levels of public spending. This book is one of the first to provide a thorough…

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English / 01/01/2012

International sport league comparisons

Comparisons between European and North American sports leagues have occurred over the years. In this paper, we attempt to bring these comparisons down to the essential elements -what has come to be called Rottenberg’s (1956) invariance principle and theoretical insights into attempts to alter competitive balance using revenue sharing, talent drafts, and payroll caps. We also examine…

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English / 01/01/2012

Say on pay design, executive pay, and board dependence

I study the impact of ''say on pay'' (SoP) on the compensation decisions and the structure of the board of directors (BoD) in a setting where the CEO has the real authority over the composition of the BoD. The CEO's authority arises endogenously from an informational advantage about individual board members' contribution to firm value and allows her to…

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English / 01/01/2012

The effect of the distance between partners' knowledge components on collaborative innovation knowledge distance for innovation

The alliance literature has recognized distance between partners' knowledge as important for innovation. However, theoretical reasoning as well as empirical results differ concerning the relationship of partners' knowledge base distance and innovation performance. We assume that the mixed results are caused by neglecting the role of relevant knowledge types. In this study,…

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English / 01/01/2012

Lean product development - enabling management factors for waste elimination

Lean development is a promising approach in new product development (NPD). However, despite the successful application of lean thinking and its principles to manufacturing, the adoption of the lean approach to product development is a quite novel undertaking. In this paper, we develop and test hypotheses pertaining to the elimination of waste, which is one of the major objectives of…

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English / 01/01/2012

Understanding a firm’s openness decisions in innovation

The degree of openness in innovation, ranging from closed to multiple levels of openness, is a key strategic decision for managers. Therefore, this study aims to carefully investigate the underlying drivers of openness. A major result of this study is that the degree of openness underlies separate mechanisms for being closed in innovation and higher degrees of openness. The factors…

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English / 01/01/2012

The gender pay gap and performance pay: Is there room for discrimination?

Although discrimination is the most prominent explanation for the gender pay gap, studies providing conclusive evidence are scarce. This paper examines whether discrimination is less severe under performance pay than under time-based pay. To identify an external and measurable source of discrimination we exploit the variation of social norms regarding equal pay for equal work across…

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English / 25/06/2011

Der Mythos vom "Abzocker" und die ökonomische Realität. Die Entwicklung der Managerlöhne in grossen Publikumsfirmen im vergangenen Jahrzehnt rechtfertigt keine Regulierung

Die Debatte über Managerlöhne und mögliche Regulierungen hält an. Der Autor schlägt im Folgenden vor, die Entlöhnung relativ zu Gewinn oder Marktwert des Unternehmens zu messen.

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Deutsch / 27/05/2011

Optimalwertfunktion und Einhüllendensätze

Bei Optimierungsmodellen in den Wirtschaftswissenschaften werden häufig gewisse Problemdaten als Parameter (exogene Variablen) aufgefasst, sodass es wichtig ist zu untersuchen, wie die Lösungen und der Optimalwert von den Parametern abhängen. Von besonderem Interesse sind sogenannte Einhüllendensätze, die Bedingungen für die Differenzierbarkeit der Optimalwertfunktion eines…

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English / 01/01/2011

Schweizer HR-Barometer 2011. Unsicherheit und Vertrauen

Wie gross ist bei Beschäftigten in der Schweiz die Sorge, die Arbeitsstelle zu verlieren? Wie stark vertrauen Arbeitnehmende ihrem direkten Vorgesetzten und ihrem Arbeitgeber? Welche HRM-Praktiken wirken sich förderlich auf das Vertrauen aus? Wirkt Vertrauen als Versicherung für unsichere Zeiten? Personalabbau, Restrukturierungen und Firmenzusammenschlüsse verunsichern die…

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Deutsch / 01/01/2011

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