This book organized by Alice Abreu, actual President of ISA-RC30 “Sociology of Work”, is a follow up of an international seminar on the same theme of the title, held in September 1997 also in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil). In this book are published papers presented on Latin American case studies,...

We investigate incentive effects of a typical hedge-fund contract for a manager with power utility. With a one-year horizon, she displays risk-taking that varies dramatically with fund value. We extend the model to multiple yearly evaluation periods and find her risk-taking is rapidly moderated...

Se spune că atunci când Peter Druker, considerat de către The Economist ca fiind ,,Cel mai mare gânditor pe care ştiinţa managementului l-a creat vreodată”, i-a prezentat unui interlocutor al său schimbările previzibile, l-au făcut pe acesta din urma să exclame :,, Ce mi-ai spus...