381 research outputs found
Supplemental Material - Hostile-emotional excess of zeal in public social media: A case study of an online firestorm against an organization
No full textSupplemental Material for Hostile-emotional excess of zeal in public social media: A case study of an online firestorm against an organization by Katja Rost and Lea Stahel in Rationality and Society</p
Do synergies exist in related acquisitions? - A meta-analysis of acquisition studies
No full textMergers and Acquisitions (M&A) aim to increase wealth for shareholders of the acquiring company, in particular by creating synergies. It is often assumed that relatedness is a source of synergies. Our study distinguishes between business, cultural, technological and size relatedness. It discusses the reasons why these different forms of relatedness can lead to an acquisition success and conducts a meta-analysis of 67 prior M&A studies. Results indicate
that positive effects can be expected under specific conditions only and have a limited overall impact on acquisition success. A moderator analysis finds that synergies stemming from relatedness depend on industry-, country-, and investor-characteristics
Monastic governance: forgotten prospects for public institutions
No full textTo overcome agency problems, public sector reforms started to introduce businesslike incentive structures to motivate public officials. By neglecting internal behavioral incentives, however, these reforms often do not reach their stated goals. Our research analyzes the governance structure of Benedictine monasteries in order to gain new insights into solving agency problems in public institutions. A comparison is useful because members of both organizational forms, public organizations and monasteries, see themselves as responsible participants in their community and claim to serve the public good. We study monastic governance from an economic perspective. Benedictine monasteries in Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, and German-speaking Switzerland have an average lifetime of almost 500 years, and only a quarter of them broke up because of agency problems. We argue that they were able to survive for centuries due to an appropriate governance structure, relying strongly on the intrinsic motivation of the members and internal control mechanisms. This governance approach differs in several aspects from current public sector reforms.
JEL Classification: D73, G3, Z12, H83
Keywords: Public Governance, New Public Management, Public Sector Reform, Psychological Economics, Agency Problems, Monasteries, Benedictine Orde
Rankings upon rankings - and no end in sight - discussion of "Quantitative and qualitative rankings of scholars" by Rost and Frey
No full textKatja Rost and Bruno S. Frey address an important topic. They compare two kinds of rankings, a conventional allegedly "quantitative“ publication ranking, and a ranking based on the membership on editorial boards of academic journals, which they call "qualitative“. They find that the relation between the two rankings is not linear, but inversely u-shaped. Consequently, they argue that maximizing publication rankings may lead to a decline in research quality. Therefore, basing promotion decisions solely on publication rankings could be counterproductive for science and hence should be avoided
Chef per Los?
No full textDer Unternehmenserfolg hängt selten allein von der Qualität von Führungskräften ab – auch wenn CEOs ihren Anteil am Erfolg oft für entscheidend halten. Topmanager, die durch Losverfahren ausgewählt wurden, neigen weitaus seltener zur Selbstüber- schätzung – und weniger zum Machtmissbrauch
Data for: D3.6 - Assessment of organoleptic and nutritional quality of fish products from the demonstration tests
No full text<p>Data for: D3.6 - Assessment of organoleptic and nutritional quality of fish products from the demonstration tests </p>
<p>https://ifishienci.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/iFishIENCi_D3.6.pdf</p>
<p>Corresponding Author</p>
<p>Name: Anneli Rost<br>ttz Bremerhaven, Germany<br>Address: Knurrhahnstraß 22-24 /Packhalle X 27572 Bremerhaven<br>Email: [email protected]</p>
Der Anstieg der Management-Vergütung: Markt oder Macht? Die Unternehmung
No full textDer weltweite Anstieg der Gehälter für angestellte Manager wird kontrovers diskutiert. Aufder einen Seite argumentieren Vertreter „optimaler Verträge“, dass der Anstieg der Gehälterdurch funktionierende Märkte verursacht ist. Aus dieser Sicht erhöhen dieInternationalisierung und Deregulierung der Märkte die Nachfrage nach talentiertenManagerinnen und Managern, welche diese Herausforderungen bewältigen. Weil dasAngebot knapp ist, steigen die Preise für solche Spitzenkräfte. Auf der anderen Seiteargumentieren Vertreter der „Machtperspektive“, dass der Anstieg der Gehälter durch dasKontrollversagen von Verwaltungsräten und Aktionären zu erklären sei. DasKontrollversagen werde verstärkt durch die Internationalisierung und Deregulierung derMärkte, welche die Komplexität der Führungsaufgabe erhöhen. Das Management kann diesausnutzen. Aus dieser Sicht sind variable Management-Kompensationen nicht bloss einMittel, um solche Kontrollprobleme zu lösen, sondern Teil des Kontrollproblems selbst. Dasvorliegende Sonderheft kontrastiert beide Sichtweisen. Das Einleitungskapitel stellt die zuGrunde liegende Argumentation beider Sichtweise dar und nimmt eine Zuordnung derBeiträge des Sonderbandes zu den beiden Sichtweisen vor
In Search of Documentation: Nella Rost and the Jewish Historical Commission in Stockholm
No full textThis study outlines the activities of Nella Rost and her Jewish historical commission in Stockholm (1946–1951) and shows the challenges and difficulties of establishing a Holocaust archive in the immediate post-war period. Like most of the Jewish historical commissions and documentation centres in Europe, the one in Stockholm had only been active a few years before Rost left for Uruguay, which resulted in the archive later being dissolved. The chapter underlines the importance of an international Jewish context—including the presence of a new Yiddish culture among refugees and immigrants—for post-war memory of the Holocaust. The author furthermore argues that research within the field of memory studies should also take a closer look at unsuccessful initiatives to record and commemorate the past.</p
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