Ein einfaches entscheidungstheoretisches Modell zeigt die Doping-Anreize für ein Mitglied eines professionellen Sportteams. Abhängig von der Entdeckungswahrscheinlichkeit und der Bestrafung dopt ein Sportler gar nicht, auf einem mittlerem Niveau oder maximal. Das ganze Team hat einen höheren...

We test how a reduction in travel cost affects the rate and direction of scientific research. Using a fine-grained, scientist-level dataset within chemistry (1991-2012), we find that after Southwest Airlines enters a new route, scientific collaboration increases by 50%, an effect that is...

The ongoing demographic changes in Germany pose serious consequences and challanges for society. One of these challenges is located in the economy. Most companies are in a global competition. In oder to survive they need to keep improving their products and services. Especially smal companies...

We investigate whether and how social ties affect performance in teams by implementing a field experiment in which a sample of undergraduate students are randomly assigned to either teams composed by friends or teams composed by individuals not linked by friendship relationships. Students...

Das internationale Bankensystem stand in den vergangenen Jahren im Fokus des öffentlichen Interesses. Bei der Diskussion möglicher Optionen zur Verbesserung der Finanzsystemstabilität rückt zunehmend die Corporate Governance in Banken in den Fokus. Der vorliegende Forschungsbericht widmet...

Background: Prosocial crowdfunding helps the underprivileged obtain non-profit seeking loans from multitudinous lenders. Some platforms introduce team competition to motivate member participation and may thus induce team rivalry. Methods: We investigate how team rivalry affects lending decisions...

Der vorliegende Beitrag untersucht den Einfluss sozialer Strukturen in Organisationen auf den Erfolg von Projektmanagement-Teams in der Schweizer Finanzdienstleistungsbranche. Für die Untersuchung wurden die sozialen Strukturen auf drei Ebenen betrachtet. Dazu gehörten die individuelle, die...

In this study the performance of players in relegated German football clubs is analysed, in particular the change in their contribution to team production. The players in the data sample differ regarding their outside options. Different career opportunities of players may have two effects when...

In der vorliegenden Arbeit wird aufgezeigt, dass im heutigen Arbeitsleben, insbesondere bei der Bildung sowie Entwicklung eines Teams, ein hoher Intelligenzquotient (IQ) allein keine Garantie für längerfristigen Geschäftserfolg ist. Das Anforderungsprofil der Mitarbeiter, vor allem der...

Kulturelle Unterschiede können die Integration von Zuwanderern behindern. Was das Zusammenleben erschwert und wie sich die Differenzen überwinden lassen, zeigt die experimentelle Wirtschaftsforschung.

The way profits are divided within successful teams imposes different degrees of internal conflict. We experimentally examine how the level of internal conflict, and whether such conflict is transparent to other teams, affects teams' ability to compete vis-à-vis each other, and, consequently,...

In this paper we investigate the impact of upper and middle level managers on firm performance by simultaneously estimating manager and match qualities for management pairings in Major League Baseball (MLB). We document the economic significance of managers at both organizational levels and...

This paper investigates the issue of an economic manufacturing quantity model for defective products involving imperfect production processes and rework. We consider that the demand is sensitive to promotional efforts/sales teams’ initiatives as well as the setup cost can be reduced through...

The previously documented trend toward more co- and multi-authored research in economics is partly (perhaps 20 percent) due to different research styles of scholars in different birth cohorts (of different ages). Most of the trend reflects profession-wide changes in research style. Older...

We study, experimentally, how two alternative incentive mechanisms affect team performance, and how a team chooses between alternative mechanisms. We study a group incentive mechanism, where team output is shared equally among team members, and a hierarchical mechanism team output is allocated...

Der Mensch steht im Zentrum eines jeden unternehmerischen Phänomens. Diese Arbeit vertieft daher drei spezifische personenbezogene Faktoren von "Nascent Entrepreneurs": Entrepreneurial Appraisal, Teamwork und die kommunikative Überzeugungskraft von Unternehmern. Jeder dieser Faktoren wird in...