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A career ecosystem perspective on societal and organizational characteristics and careers to the top in higher education
Full text linkThe context in which careers develop is attracting increasing scholarly attention. Building on career ecosystem theory, we examine how societal and organizational actors within career ecosystems influence the development of careers. In our study of
university leaders in 60 countries, we find that career trajectories are more similar within than across countries and that the overall organizational context relates to the similarity of career trajectories within the career ecosystem. We identify six distinct career patterns to the top of organizations within the ecosystem of higher education (e.g., ‘university president’ or ‘rector’).
Furthermore, we identify several societal and organizational characteristics that are related to the prevalence of specific career patterns. Key findings include that academic leaders' careers tend to follow career patterns within the same organization in countries with low power distance, low labour market flexibility and low meritocracy, as well as in universities with less
research focus. Our findings add to the literature on career ecosystems and advance the understanding of career paths to the top of organizations, using the case of academic careers
Populist attitudes and foreign policy postures: A comparative analysis of four European countries
Full text linkThe (mis)use of Google Trends data in the social sciences - A systematic review, critique, and recommendations
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Partnership preferences in modern migration societies: religious homophily among young muslims and christians in Germany
Full text linkPreferences for homogamous partnerships, not only in terms of having a partner with the same ethnicity, but one with the same religion, are an important factor in explaining low levels of interethnic partnerships in Western countries. However, previous research has rarely explicitly focused on the role of preferences for partnership formation patterns. Using data from a factorial survey experiment, which was implemented in the 9th wave of the “Children of Immigrants Longitudinal Survey in Four European Countries” among young adults in Germany (CILS4EU-DE), this study explores patterns of religious homophily in partnership preferences among young adults in Germany. It thereby specifically focuses on individuals belonging to two major religious groups: Christians and Muslims. It investigates the effects of religious denomination, religiosity, type of intimate partnership, and gender differences for religious homophily in partnership preferences. Both male and female respondents were found to prefer partners of the same religious denomination, with this effect being stronger among Muslims than Christians. Muslim respondents showed no or little disapproval of more strongly religious partners, whereas Christian respondents showed strong disapproval of more religious partners. Among Christian and male Muslim but not among female Muslim respondents, preferences for religious homophily were lower for casual partnerships than for marriage. Overall, the findings suggest that religious homophily and religion play an important part in shaping partnership choices among young Christian and Muslim adults in German
Waking rest during retention facilitates memory consolidation, but so does social media use
Full text linkGood and bad days at work: a descriptive review of day-level and experience-sampling studies
Full text linkEssays in financial markets and market design
Full text linkThis dissertation consists of three self-contained chapters. It contributes to our understanding of how informational and behavioral frictions shape financial market outcomes and how information can be used to improve market performance. In brief, the first chapter studies risk subscription practices and market design in the reinsurance industry. The second chapter revisits the problem of equilibrium existence in quote-driven markets, with connections to screening models in insurance markets. The third chapter explores how the endogenous allocation of limited investor attention affects market characteristics in order-driven mechanisms