The population of most developed societies is ‘graying'. As life expectancy increases and the large baby-boom generation approaches retirement age, this has critical consequences for maintaining a high standard of living and the sustainability of pension systems. In the light of these...

This paper investigates experimentally gender and race discrimination in hiring decisions through a simple controlled setting where employers can observe workers’ individual characteristics before recruiting them. In this paper, we explore whether discrimination, if any, is statistical or...

The population of most developed societies is ‘graying’. As life expectancy increases and the large baby-boom generation approaches retirement age, this has critical consequences for maintaining a high standard of living and the sustainability of pension systems. In the light of these...

There is economic pressure towards the postponement of the retirement age, but employers are still reluctant to employ older workers. We investigate the comparative behavior of juniors and seniors in experiments conducted both onsite with the employees of two large firms and in a conventional...

There is economic pressure towards the postponement of the retirement age, but employers are still reluctant to employ older workers. We investigate the comparative behavior of juniors and seniors in experiments conducted both onsite with the employees of two large firms and in a conventional...

This paper reviews studies conducted in naturally-occurring work environments or in the laboratory on the impact of performance feedback provision and peer effects on individuals' performance. First, it discusses to which extent feedback on absolute performance affects individuals' effort for...

L'audit légal est une obligation à laquelle sont soumises de nombreuses entités. Le rôle principal des missions de Commissariat aux comptes est la certification des comptes de l'entité comme étant réguliers, sincères et donnant une image fidèle de la situation globale. Mais, les audits...

Cet article a pour objectif de présenter un état de l'art sur le concept de performance dans le cadre des relations coopératives et en particulier les joint-ventures internationales. En effet, cette forme organisationnelle est très répandue depuis les années 80 et les recherches à ce...

Mesurer la performance de leurs actions de communication interne est devenu l'un des enjeux majeurs des organisations, ces dernières années. En effet, les restrictions budgétaires engendrent un besoin croissant de devoir justifier de son activité. La difficulté du sujet pour la mesure des...

Cet article vise à étudier si les dirigeants des sociétés en difficulté adoptent des stratégies spécifiques en matière de communication sur la performance durant la période précédant l'annonce des résultats annuels. L'analyse empirique révèle que les dirigeants des sociétés en...