We present evidence from a randomized trial of the impact of matching workers to jobs using the deferred acceptance (DA) algorithm. Our setting is the U.S. Army's annual many-to-one marketplace that matches 10,000 officers to units. Officers and jobs are partitioned into over 100 distinct...

""Money, money, and more money." In the eyes of early modern warlords, these were the three essential prerequisites for waging war. The transnational studies presented here describe and explain how belligerent powers did indeed rely on thriving markets where military entrepreneurs provided...

Did individual British officers determine the institutional development of former colonies? The article presents a new research program into institutional reform and economic development based on a newly established dataset of over 14,000 biographical entries of senior colonial officers in 54...

How should a state which lacks the monopoly of violence go about acquiring it? We investigate the use of high-powered incentives for members of the Colombian army as part of a strategy to combat left-wing guerillas and build the state's monopoly of violence. We show that this top-down...

Meeting at the airport -- Searching for answers in history -- Searching for the age of agility -- Searching in change management -- Searching in strategic leadership -- Searching for agile organizations -- Searching for agile leadership qualities -- Searching for problem solving and decision...

The secret of persuasion -- What leaders need to know about the brain -- What leaders need to know about personalities -- Dorothy's journey : neuron secret one -- Playful toto : neuron secret two -- Generous tin woodsman : neuron secret three -- Our beliefs -- Passionate wizard : neuron secret...

We use data from a natural experiment in which retirement benefits were reduced by congressional legislation and later restored to estimate the effect of future retirement benefit eligibility upon the decision of whether to remain in the U.S. military. We find that the generosity of retirement...

We use data from a natural experiment in which retirement benefits were reduced by congressional legislation and later restored to estimate the effect of future retirement benefit eligibility upon the decision of whether to remain in the U.S. military. We find that the generosity of retirement...

The current antiquated management model -- The destructive power of power -- How employee evaluations are destructive -- Developing the person -- From being hired to adding value in ninety days or less -- Great reviews start with great communication -- Where evolved mindsets lead, transformative...

The current antiquated management model -- The destructive power of power -- How employee evaluations are destructive -- Developing the person -- From being hired to adding value in ninety days or less -- Great reviews start with great communication -- Where evolved mindsets lead, transformative...

The purpose of this paper is to suggest that the case of General Guillaume-Henri Dufour may offer useful ideas for the development of responsible leadership in military ethics. Military ethics is a field of growing importance. And in the military profession, leadership is particularly valued....

Introduction: The Secret -- What is Mission Mastery? -- Mission Mastery - Pillar 1: Mission -- Mission Mastery: Pillar 2 - Organization Design -- Mission Mastery: Pillar 3 - Leadership -- Pillar 4 - Experimental Learning -- Pillar 5 - Culture -- Mission Mastery: The DMA Solution Set -- An...

One of the most striking institutional features of many less developed countries is that their militaries are closely involved in policy-making, potentially having a large impact on economic outcomes. This paper examines the role of the military in setting policy. For this purpose it develops...

One of the most striking institutional features of many less developed countries is that their militaries are closely involved in policy-making, potentially having a large impact on economic outcomes. This paper examines the role of the military in setting policy. For this purpose it develops...

This Handbook draws on current research and case studies to consider how managers can become more creative across four aspects of their business: innovation, entrepreneurship, leadership and organisation – and does so in an accessible, engaging and user-friendly format. -- That managers need...

This paper is the result of a six months lasting project conducted at the faculty of economics, business administration and organizational science of the Universität der Bundeswehr Münchenʺ. Together with 17 (male and female) students, the academic team, composed of Friedrich L. Sell and...