Contemporary career research assumes more flexible career patterns implying increased job mobility. However, there is growing doubt that the proclaimed change is as drastic as has been suggested. We provide empirical evidence on career expectations in Germany between 1999 and 2009, arguing that...

It may be surprising that one of the most popular compensation schemes in business is so open to being hacked - to having managers cheat to win. We explore tournament theory to detail its vulnerabilities to various forms of cheating unilateral and multilateral. We identify who is most likely to...

Gamification as the use of game mechanisms for motivation in non-game contexts has been gaining popularity and is considered one of the hottest topics in management. However, there is little research on gamification in remuneration systems, especially with regard to the sales force. The article...

Deregulation and managerial compensation are two important topics on the political and academic agenda. The former has been a significant policy recommendation in light of the negative effects associated with overly restrictive regulation on markets and the economy. The latter relates to the...

The aim of the article is the analysis of the relationship between work engagement and evaluation of remuneration justice in the context of the dimensions of organizational justice in Lithuania and Poland. The starting point for the research was the identification the essence of evaluation of...

Unemployment insurance schemes face a well-known trade-off between providing income support to those out of work and reducing their incentive to look for work. This trade-off between benefits and incentives is central to the public debate about extending benefit periods during the recent...

Der Bezug und die Höhe von Sonderzahlungen variieren stark mit individuellen undbetrieblichen Merkmalen sowie mit der Höhe des Stundenlohns. Große Unterschiedebestehen zwischen Frauen und Männern, zwischen Ost- und Westdeutschland sowie je nachBetriebsgröße und Branche. Im...

In this lecture I first give an explanation for invidious preferences based on the (evolutionary) competition for resources. Then I show that these preferences have wide ranging and empirically relevant effects on labor markets, such as: workplace skill segregation, gradual promotions, wage...

Der digitale Wandel kann Veränderungen in den personalpolitischen Handlungsfeldern Führung und Leistungsmanagement begünstigen. Darauf deuten empirische Befunde auf Basis des IW-Personalpanels 2017 und des European Working Conditions Survey 2015 hin. Die Rolle der Führungskräfte als...