Using novel survey data from Swiss firms, this paper empirically examines the relationship between the use of digital technologies and the prevalence of performance incentives. We argue that digital technologies tend to reduce the cost of organizational monitoring through improved measurement of...

This study extends the literature on fighting software piracy by investigating how Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) regimes interact with technology to mitigate software piracy when existing levels of piracy are considered. Two technology metrics (internet penetration rate and number of PC...

Enterprise Social Software versprechen, Kommunikation im Unternehmen nicht nur effizienter, sondern auch demokratischer zu gestalten. Doch welche Chancen bieten diese Systeme tatsächlich für die Partizipation im Unternehmen? Welche Herausforderungen stellen sich? Welche Handlungsoptionen...