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A note on progressive taxation and cooperation (2005)
Journal Article
Cozzi, G. (2005). A note on progressive taxation and cooperation. Journal of Public Economic Theory, 7(5), 859-865. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9779.2005.00249.x

This paper shows that marginally progressive taxation may help independent agents to sustain cooperation in a repeated prisoners' dilemma setting. It is suggested that political support for progressive taxation schemes may be affected by the desire t... Read More about A note on progressive taxation and cooperation.

Innovation in manufacturing as an evolutionary complex system (2005)
Journal Article
Rose-Anderssen, C., Allen, P., Tsinopoulos, C., & McCarthy, I. (2005). Innovation in manufacturing as an evolutionary complex system. Technovation, 25(10), 1093-1105. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.technovation.2004.03.006

The focus of this paper is on innovation in terms of the new product development processes and to discuss its main features. This is followed by a presentation of the new ideas emerging from complex systems science. It is then demonstrated how comple... Read More about Innovation in manufacturing as an evolutionary complex system.

Team locus of control composition, leadership structure, information acquisition and financial performance: a business simulation study (2005)
Journal Article
Boone, C., Van Olffen, W., & van Witteloostuijn, A. (2005). Team locus of control composition, leadership structure, information acquisition and financial performance: a business simulation study. Academy of Management Journal, 48(5), 889-909. https://doi.org/10.5465/amj.2005.18803929

We argue that team information acquisition mediates the effect of the relationship of team locus-of-control composition and leadership structure on team financial performance in a decision-making context. Hypotheses were tested on 44 teams participat... Read More about Team locus of control composition, leadership structure, information acquisition and financial performance: a business simulation study.

An investigation into the role, effectiveness and future of non-executive directors (2005)
Journal Article
Dixon, R., Milton, K., & Woodhead, A. (2005). An investigation into the role, effectiveness and future of non-executive directors. Journal of General Management, 31(1), 1-21

This article focuses on the role, effectiveness and future of non-executive directors in Great Britain and the U.S. The relationship between executive and non-executive directors (NEDs) initially came into focus in Britain in the late 1980s with the... Read More about An investigation into the role, effectiveness and future of non-executive directors.

Four score and seven years from now: the date/delay effect in temporal discounting (2005)
Journal Article
Read, D., Frederick, S., Orsel, B., & Rahaman, J. (2005). Four score and seven years from now: the date/delay effect in temporal discounting. Management Science, 51(9), 1326-1335. https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.1050.0412

According to most models of intertemporal choice, an agent's discount rate is a function of how far the outcomes are removed from the present, and nothing else. This view has been challenged by recent studies, which show that discount rates tend to b... Read More about Four score and seven years from now: the date/delay effect in temporal discounting.

Is the European R&D equally protected from espionage as is the US R&D? A note (2005)
Journal Article
Cozzi, G., & Pietrosanti, A. (2005). Is the European R&D equally protected from espionage as is the US R&D? A note. Rivista di politica economica. Selected papers, 2005(9-10), 143-150

Despite the huge economic value of the innovations, in European countries the yet unpatented results of the R&D activity can be stolen with little risk of criminal sanctions. By considering the anti-industrial espionage legislation in Europe, it turn... Read More about Is the European R&D equally protected from espionage as is the US R&D? A note.

Service domains - the new communities: A case study of Peterlee Sure Start, UK (2005)
Journal Article
Brown, B., & Liddle, J. (2005). Service domains - the new communities: A case study of Peterlee Sure Start, UK. Local Government Studies, 31(4), 449-473. https://doi.org/10.1080/03003930500136840

In this paper, a Sure Start programme is used to explain an emergent 'Service Domain' model, built around innovative and creative service integration and complementary multi-professional partnerships for pre-school children and their families in disa... Read More about Service domains - the new communities: A case study of Peterlee Sure Start, UK.

Commonalities and contradictions in HRM and performance research (2005)
Journal Article
Boselie, J., Dietz, G., & Boon, C. (2005). Commonalities and contradictions in HRM and performance research. Human Resource Management, 15(3), 67-94. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1748-8583.2005.tb00154.x

This is an overview of what the authors believe to be every empirical research article into the linkages between HRM and performance published in pre-eminent international refereed journals between 1994 and 2003. The analysis covers the design of the... Read More about Commonalities and contradictions in HRM and performance research.

Stable coalitions in a continuous-time model of risk sharing (2005)
Journal Article
Chade, H., & Taub, B. (2005). Stable coalitions in a continuous-time model of risk sharing. Mathematical Social Sciences, 50(1), 24-38. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mathsocsci.2005.02.001

In an economy with a continuum of individuals, each individual has a stochastic, continuously evolving endowment process. Individuals are risk-averse and would therefore like to insure their endowment processes. It is feasible to obtain insurance by... Read More about Stable coalitions in a continuous-time model of risk sharing.