Risk in the sense of potential negative outcome is inherent to managerial action. In the lastdecade, an increasing focus has been put in theory as well as practice on the conceptual designof risk management and risk controlling systems, even though no clear concept exists up tonow on how a risk...

We examine experimentally how Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) respond to incentives and how they provide incentives in situations requiring trust and trustworthiness.As a control we compare the behavior of CEOs with the behavior of students....

I study incentives received by outside directors in Fortune 500 firms from compensation, replacement, and the opportunity to obtain other directorships. Changes over time in the value of equity compensation create considerable variation in director pay.(...)

Die Entlohnung von Topmanagern ist in den westlichen Industrieländern über dieletzten Jahre markant angestiegen. Wir stellen verschiedene Ansätze dar, welche dieseEntwicklung zu erklären versuchen, und prüfen sie auf ihren Erklärungsgehalt: (1) DieEntwicklung ist das Ergebnis eines gut...

Stock option grants to top managers have largely contributed to the dramatic increase in US executive pay in recent years. In this paper it is argued that stock options, compared to other forms of compensation, have created strong incentives for managers to engage in lobbyingactivities for...

This paper discusses theoretically the different incentives of managers versus firm owners to invest in innovative activities. There are opposing effects concerning R&D intensity in the manager-controlled firm. Our study on the determinants of R&D intensity presents empirical results concerning...

This paper discusses theoretically the different incentives of managers versus firm owners to invest in innovative activities. There are opposing effects concerning R&D intensity in the manager-controlled firm. Our study on the determinants of R&D intensity presents empirical results concerning...

Vortrag und Ansprachen anl?sslich der Verleihung der Ehrendoktorw?rde durch die Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaftliche Fakult?t der Universit?t Augsburgam 12. Januar 1994. - Gru?wort: Prof. Dr. Reinhard Blum, Rektor ; Begr??ung: Prof. Dr. Bernhard Fleischmann, Dekan ; Laudatio: Prof. Dr. Adolf...