Two major methods of explaining economic institutions, namely by strategic choices or through (indirect) evolution, are compared for the case of a homogenous quadratic duopoly market. Sellers either can provide incentives for agents to care for sales, or evolve as sellers who care for sales in...

We conduct a contest experiment where participants can invest in increasing both the mean and the spread of an uncertain performance variable. Subjects are treated with different prize schemes and in accordance with theory we observe substantial investments in spread. We find that both types of...

This book aims at tying trust to knowledge management (KM). It highlights the complexity of the invisible phenomenon of trust challenged by the global economy. Fresh insights, novel theoretical frameworks, and empirical results and ideas for future research are presented that differ from those...

Deckblatt -- Titelseite -- Impressum -- Geleitwort der Herausgeber -- Vorwort -- Geleitwort der Herausgeber zur 2. Auflage -- Vorwort zur 2. Auflage -- Inhaltsverzeichnis -- 1 Einleitung -- 2 Grundlagen der Forschung und Entwicklung sowie der Innovationsforschung -- 2.1 Zentrale Begriffe --...