R esearch summary: Agency theory suggests that external governance mechanisms (eg,
activist owners, the market for corporate control, securities analysts) can deter managers …

This article argues that academic research related to the conduct of business and
management has had some very significant and negative influences on the practice of …

A leading economist discusses the potential of happiness research (the quantification of well-
being) to answer important questions that standard economics methods are unable to …

Under certain conditions, output related performance measurement and pay-for-
performance produce negative outcomes. We argue that in public service, these negative …

ABSTRACT Manuscript Type: Review Research Question/Issue: A coherent alternative to an
economic approach of corporate governance is missing. In this paper we take steps towards …

Increasingly research in the field of business and society suggests that ethics and corporate
social responsibility can be profitable. Yet this work raises a troubling question: Is it ethical to …

Virtue at Work is about good organizations, good managers, and good people, and how
these can contribute to good communities. It provides an integrated and philosophically …

The dominant shareholder-value model has led to mismanagement, market failure and a
boost to regulation, as spectacularly demonstrated by the events surrounding the recent …

Corporate scandals, reflected in excessive management compensation and fraudulent
accounts, cause great damage. Agency theory's insistence to link the compensation of …

Due to the frequent occurrence of ethical transgressions and unethical employee behaviors,
there has lately been an increasing interest in the ethical foundations of contemporary …