Human Resources
Women are less likely to be entrepreneurs than men. We investigate whether working in a startup founded by a woman instead of a man influences individuals’ decision to become an…
Read More about Mind the gap: Role of gender in entrepreneurial career choice/social influenceWe articulate how CEOs posses-sing certain psychological, behavioral, and social charac-teristics may unknowingly precipitate competitive attackson their firms. Our explanation integrates insights fromvictimology which explain how individuals are subject tomore…
Read More about Hill, Recendes, AnridgeAwards are widely used in the corporate sector. They fundamentally differ from monetary incentives, which risk crowding out employees’ intrinsic motivation. Among the variety of awards, two general types can…
Read More about Jana Gallus & Bruno Frey on corporate awardsWe study how the optimal configuration of the overall pay system differs between firms that pursue growth‐oriented and efficiency‐oriented strategies. Our results show that growth‐oriented firms (prospectors) benefit from pay…
Read More about Right on the Money?This study examines whethersmall firms that offer health insurance to theiremployees have better performance outcomes. Eventhough health insurance is a costly investment for smallfirms, there has been scant strategy- and…
Read More about Health insurance benefits as a labor market frictionVideo abstract for Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal article, “Startup Founder Prior Work Experience – an Asset or a Liability?” by Niron Hashai and Shaker Zahra.
Read More about Startup Founder Prior Work Experience – an Asset or a Liability?Video abstract for the Strategic Management Journal article “Do university entrepreneurship programs promote entrepreneurship?” by Charles E. Eesley and Yong Suk Lee. Click here to read the full article: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/smj.3246
Read More about Do university entrepreneurship programs promote entrepreneurship?Video abstract for the Strategic Management Journal article “On the effects of authority on peer motivation: Learning from Wikipedia” by Helge Klapper and Markus Reitzig. Click here to read the…
Read More about On the effects of authority on peer motivationby Bryan Hong A widely held belief among business strategists is that human capital—the knowledge, skills, and abilities within individual employees—is one of the most important sources of competitive…
Read More about Why New Hires Fail: The Structure of the Organizations that Hire ThemA Virtual Special Issue edited by Matthias Wenzel, Sarah Stanske, and Marvin Lieberman Currently, the pandemic crisis is affecting the lives of people and organizations around the world. As the…
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