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We develop a product market theory that explains why firms invest in general training of their workers. We consider a …
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This paper shows that a new trade-off arises in the optimal contract when contracting takes place with vague information (objective ambiguity), reflecting that real-world contracting often takes place under imprecise information. The choice-theoretic framework captures a decision-maker`s...
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The granting of stock options to employees who have negligible impact on company performance intuitively violates Holmstrom's (1979) sufficient statistic result. This paper revisits the sufficient statistic question of when to condition a contract on an outside signal in a principal-agent model...
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This paper addresses aspects of logistics quality management system documentation development and suggests models for quality management system documentation development, documentation hierarchical systems and authorization approval. It also identifies logistic processes and a responsibilities...
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The paper analyzes the optimal structure of board of directors in a firm with ownership concentrated in the hands of a large shareholder who sits on the board. We focus our attention on the choice between one-tier board who performs all tasks and two-tier board where the management board is in...
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The paper analyzes the optimal structure of the board of directors in a firm with a large shareholder sitting on the board. In a one-tier structure the sole board performs all tasks, while in a two-tier structure the management board is in charge of project selection and the supervisory board is...
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incentives. Delegating project choice to the manager can alleviate this conflict if managerial private benefits are not too small …
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dynamic capabilities are deployed may affect their value. Drawing on agency theory, we propose that corporate governance … propositions about the differential effect of two corporate governance mechanisms-board monitoring and managerial incentives-on the …
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This paper presents a new approach to the theory of the firm by identifying factor complementarities as central to the …
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We examine how globalization affects firms incentives to train workers. In our model, firms invest in productivity … integration has no effect on training incentives. …
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