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Forum shopping is problematic because it may lead to forum selling. For diverse motives, including prestige, local benefits, or re-election, some judges want to hear more cases. When plaintiffs have wide choice of forum, such judges have incentives to make the law more pro-plaintiff, because...
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This Article was prepared for the Loyola University Chicago Law Journal's Symposium “Decisions, Decisions: Exploring Factors that Affect the Judicial Decision-Making Process.” It questions the trend in Supreme Court cases and academic commentary toward greater reliance in patent litigation...
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Patent law is applied in a variety of settings, including the Patent Office in determining an applicant's initial entitlement to a patent, the courts in enforcing patent rights, and the Patent Office in reconsidering previously issued patents. These settings differ significantly in their...
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Observers have argued that managers pay too much attention to short term results at the expense of long run value. This article expands on the managerial implications of research that examines the relationship between short-termism and firm performance. Using capital expenditure data from US...
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Aufbauend auf einer Befragung von F&E-Mitarbeitern wird eine empirische Analyse des Zusammenhangs zwischen Zufriedenheitsfacetten und Arbeitsplatzmerkmalen, dem organisationalen Commitment und der Fluktuationsneigung durchgeführt. Zur Erstellung des Analyserahmens wird auf Erkenntnisse der...
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Agency theory suggests that there may be managerial mischief when the interests of owners and managers (agents) diverge; one possible solution to this agency problem is the alignment of owner and agent interests through agent compensation and equity ownership. We develop the theoretical concept...
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Leistungsorientierte Vergütungssyteme können mit nicht-intendierten Effekten einhergehen, die in der Personalwirtschaftslehre unter dem Stichwort der Motivationsverdrängung diskutiert werden. Die Evaluierung der Wirkung leistungsorientierter Vergütungssysteme durch Mitarbeiterbefragungen...
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In personalwirtschaftlich motivierten Umfragen oder Studien müssen oftmals Persönlichkeitsmerkmale der Probanden berücksichtigt werden. Die validierten Standardinstrumente der Persönlichkeitspsychologie sind aufgrund ihres Umfangs nur bedingt für diesen Zweck geeignet. Wir berichten über...
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