This paper discusses the problems of social dilemmas arising if intangible firmspecific pool resources have to be supplied. The problem is not treated adequately in the dominant theories of the firm, transaction cost economics and the knowledge-based theory.(...)

Die vorliegende Arbeit behandelt die Übertragung von implizitem Wissen innerhalb von Teams und die damit verbundene intrinsische Motivation der Mitarbeitenden.Die Analyse nimmt die Gegenüberstellung des Transaktionskostenansatzes und des wissensbasierten Ansatzes zum Ausgangspunkt.

Die Ausdifferenzierung von organisationstheoretischen Paradigmen hat zu einem Auseinanderdriften von theoretischer und gestaltungsbezogener Literatur geführt. Wir haben Werke ausgewählt, die dennoch den schweren Weg von der Organisationstheorie zum Organisationsdesign gehen wollen. Das...

In this paper the authors focus on aspects neglected in organizational economics. They seek to complement it by an approach, which makes motivation an endogenous variable to management. They introduce a dynamic relationship between extrinsic and intrinsic motivation into the theory of the firm.<

John Reed, CEO von Citigroup und zweifellos einer der erfolgreichsten praktizierenden Manager beschreibt seine Erwartungen an die Managementwissenschaft, folgendermaßen: Weare concerned about improving the opportunity space for our enterprise ((1)).(...)

There is a growing debate about economics not only being bad for practice but also destroying good management practice. The focus of this debate has been on the negative influences of wrong assumptions in theory building which become a self-fulfilling prophecy. We analyze why standard economics...

Books reviewed: Jagdish Bhagwati, Free Trade Today Michael Carlberg, An Economic Analysis of Monetary Union Carl, Chiarella, Peter Flaschel, Gangolf Groh und Willi Semmler, Disequilibrium, Growth and Labor Market Dynamics Badly Condon, NAFTA, WTO and Global Business Strategy Paul De Grauwe...

The supply of women into senior management has changed little despite well-intentioned efforts. We argue that the biggest effect is from supply-side factors that inhibit females' decision to enter competitions: Women are under-confident about winning, men are over-confident; women are more risk...

Democracy usually is identified by the right to vote. However, in recent times voting procedures have been criticized, as they seemingly do not guarantee that all parts of the population have an adequate voice in the established political process. We suggest invigorating an old but nearly...