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Working Paper Series of the Economics Group

The WHU Working Paper Series of the Economics Group is listed in the EconPapers/IDEAS/RePEc-Archive. Additionally, it is listed in the German National Library with the ISSN 2511-1159.

This series offers you an opportunity to present your research at an early stage and the chance to obtain academic feedback. To submit a paper, please contact us at rainer.rilke(at)whu.edu.

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Research articles - published in the most prestigious journals.

Journal of Small Business Management

Günther, C., Lehnen, S., Rilke, R. (accepted pre-print), Formalization of annual performance feedback and employees’ job satisfaction in the SME context, Journal of Small Business Management.

The Journal of Technology Transfer

Wolff, S., Günther, C., Moog, P., Audretsch, D. (accepted pre-print), Author correction: The geography of the continuum of entrepreneurship activities—a first glance based on German data, The Journal of Technology Transfer.

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Rheindorf, J., Schlereth, C., Hagist, C. (accepted pre-print), Authors' response to “Comment on ‘Getting midwives back to hospitals: a discrete choice experiment’”, International Journal of Nursing Studies, 104985.

Organization Studies

Liu, M., Günther, C. (2024), How do incumbents affect the founding of cooperatives? Evidence from the German electricity industry, Organization Studies, Vol. 45 (1), pp. 85–107.

Journal of Small Business Management

Gottschalck, N., Branner, K., Rolan, L., Kellermanns, F. (2024), Cross-level effects of entrepreneurial orientation and ambidexterity on the resilience of small business owners, Journal of Small Business Management, Vol. 62 (1), pp. 103-139.

Small Business Economics

What’s your reference point?

Stommel, E., Gottschalck, N., Hack, A., Eddleston, K., Kellermanns, F., Kraiczy, N. (2024), What’s your reference point? How price volatility and organizational context affect the reference points of family and nonfamily managers, Small Business Economics, Vol. 63 (2), pp. 805–829.

Applied Economics Letters

Frenkel, M., Stefan, H. (2024), The impact of the brexit referendum on greenfield foreign direct investments from countries within and outside the European single market, Applied Economics Letters, Vol. 31 (12), pp. 1125-1128.

The World Economy

Frenkel, M., Ngo, N. T. (2024), Service offshoring and its impacts on wages: an occupation-oriented analysis of Germany, The World Economy, Vol. 47 (4), pp. 1615-1641.

Economics Bulletin

An empirical study of the immediate effect of the Brexit referendum on greenfield foreign direct investment in the UK

Bembennek, D., Frenkel, M. (2024), An empirical study of the immediate effect of the Brexit referendum on greenfield foreign direct investment in the UK, Economics Bulletin, Vol. 44 (1), pp. 57-63.

Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik = Journal of Economics and Statistics

Frenkel, M., Prantl, S., Ziebarth, N. (2024), Editorial: 2023 best paper award, Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik = Journal of Economics and Statistics, Vol. 244 (3), pp. 167-168.

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Rheindorf, J., Hagist, C., Schlereth, C., Petry, H. (2024), Getting midwives back to hospitals: a discrete choice experiment, International Journal of Nursing Studies, Vol. 157, 104813.

Energy and Buildings

Rochlitz, F., Hagist, C. (2024), Determinants for energy-efficient housing adoption – a scoping review for owner-occupants in Germany, Energy and Buildings, Vol. 311, 114093.

The Economic Journal

Leib, M., Köbis, N. C., Rilke, R., Hagens, M., Irlenbusch, B. (2024), Corrupted by algorithms? How AI-generated and human-written advice shape (dis)honesty, The Economic Journal, Vol. 134 (658), pp. 766–784.

Journal of Business Ethics

Reggiani, T., Rilke, R. (2024), Designing donation incentive contracts for online gig workers, Journal of Business Ethics, Vol. 190 (3), pp. 553–568.

Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics

Huynh, T. L. D., Stratmann, P., Rilke, R. (2024), No influence of simple moral awareness cues on cheating behaviour in an online experiment, Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics, Vol. 108, 102126.

Management Science

Fišar, M., Greiner, B., Huber, C., Katok, E., Ozkes, A. I., Et Al. (2024), Reproducibility in management science, Management Science, Vol. 70 (3), pp. 1343-1356.

Small Business Economics

Günther, C., Belitski, M., Rejeb, N. (2023), Overcoming the ability-willingness paradox in small family firms’ collaborations, Small Business Economics, Vol. 60 (4), pp. 1409–1429.

The Journal of Technology Transfer

Wolff, S., Günther, C., Moog, P., Audretsch, D. (2023), The geography of the continuum of entrepreneurship activities - a first glance based on German data, The Journal of Technology Transfer, Vol. 48 (4), pp. 1243–1273.

Journal of Business Economics : JBE = Zeitschrift für Betriebswirtschaft : ZfB

Audretsch, D., Günther, C. (2023), SME research: SMEs’ internationalization and collaborative innovation as two central topics in the field, Journal of Business Economics : JBE = Zeitschrift für Betriebswirtschaft : ZfB, Vol. 93 (6-7), pp. 1213–1229.

Computers in Human Behavior

Litvinova, Y., Rilke, R., Günther, C. (2023), Me, myself, and I: image concerns and honesty in immersive VR, Computers in Human Behavior, Vol. 149, 107950.

Journal of Family Business Strategy

Gottschalck, N., Rolan, L., Kellermanns, F. (2023), The continuance commitment of family firm CEOs, Journal of Family Business Strategy, Vol. 14 (4), 100568.

Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization

Dohmen, T., Shvartsman, E. (2023), Overexertion of effort under working time autonomy and feedback provision, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Vol. 212, pp. 1255-1266.

Applied Economics Letters

Burden, D., Fendel, R., Zimmermann, L. (2023), Does forward guidance of the ECB matter for the accuracy of private sector inflation forecasts?, Applied Economics Letters, Vol. 30 (9), pp. 1213-1217.

Wirtschaftsdienst : Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftspolitik

Verglüht der Stern der Modern Monetary Theory?

Fendel, R., Schmidt, A. (2023), Verglüht der Stern der Modern Monetary Theory? Is the star of modern monetary theory burning out?, Wirtschaftsdienst : Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftspolitik, Vol. 103 (1), pp. 48-54.

Das Wirtschaftsstudium

Klimawandel: Finanzstabilität und Geldpolitik

Fendel, R. (2023), Klimawandel: Finanzstabilität und Geldpolitik, Das Wirtschaftsstudium, Vol. 8-9, pp. 875-879.

Journal of Small Business Management

Günther, C., Lehnen, S., Rilke, R. (accepted pre-print), Formalization of annual performance feedback and employees’ job satisfaction in the SME context, Journal of Small Business Management.

The Journal of Technology Transfer

Wolff, S., Günther, C., Moog, P., Audretsch, D. (accepted pre-print), Author correction: The geography of the continuum of entrepreneurship activities—a first glance based on German data, The Journal of Technology Transfer.

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Rheindorf, J., Schlereth, C., Hagist, C. (accepted pre-print), Authors' response to “Comment on ‘Getting midwives back to hospitals: a discrete choice experiment’”, International Journal of Nursing Studies, 104985.

Organization Studies

Liu, M., Günther, C. (2024), How do incumbents affect the founding of cooperatives? Evidence from the German electricity industry, Organization Studies, Vol. 45 (1), pp. 85–107.

Journal of Small Business Management

Gottschalck, N., Branner, K., Rolan, L., Kellermanns, F. (2024), Cross-level effects of entrepreneurial orientation and ambidexterity on the resilience of small business owners, Journal of Small Business Management, Vol. 62 (1), pp. 103-139.

Small Business Economics

What’s your reference point?

Stommel, E., Gottschalck, N., Hack, A., Eddleston, K., Kellermanns, F., Kraiczy, N. (2024), What’s your reference point? How price volatility and organizational context affect the reference points of family and nonfamily managers, Small Business Economics, Vol. 63 (2), pp. 805–829.

Applied Economics Letters

Frenkel, M., Stefan, H. (2024), The impact of the brexit referendum on greenfield foreign direct investments from countries within and outside the European single market, Applied Economics Letters, Vol. 31 (12), pp. 1125-1128.

The World Economy

Frenkel, M., Ngo, N. T. (2024), Service offshoring and its impacts on wages: an occupation-oriented analysis of Germany, The World Economy, Vol. 47 (4), pp. 1615-1641.

Economics Bulletin

An empirical study of the immediate effect of the Brexit referendum on greenfield foreign direct investment in the UK

Bembennek, D., Frenkel, M. (2024), An empirical study of the immediate effect of the Brexit referendum on greenfield foreign direct investment in the UK, Economics Bulletin, Vol. 44 (1), pp. 57-63.

Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik = Journal of Economics and Statistics

Frenkel, M., Prantl, S., Ziebarth, N. (2024), Editorial: 2023 best paper award, Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik = Journal of Economics and Statistics, Vol. 244 (3), pp. 167-168.

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Rheindorf, J., Hagist, C., Schlereth, C., Petry, H. (2024), Getting midwives back to hospitals: a discrete choice experiment, International Journal of Nursing Studies, Vol. 157, 104813.

Energy and Buildings

Rochlitz, F., Hagist, C. (2024), Determinants for energy-efficient housing adoption – a scoping review for owner-occupants in Germany, Energy and Buildings, Vol. 311, 114093.

The Economic Journal

Leib, M., Köbis, N. C., Rilke, R., Hagens, M., Irlenbusch, B. (2024), Corrupted by algorithms? How AI-generated and human-written advice shape (dis)honesty, The Economic Journal, Vol. 134 (658), pp. 766–784.

Journal of Business Ethics

Reggiani, T., Rilke, R. (2024), Designing donation incentive contracts for online gig workers, Journal of Business Ethics, Vol. 190 (3), pp. 553–568.

Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics

Huynh, T. L. D., Stratmann, P., Rilke, R. (2024), No influence of simple moral awareness cues on cheating behaviour in an online experiment, Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics, Vol. 108, 102126.

Management Science

Fišar, M., Greiner, B., Huber, C., Katok, E., Ozkes, A. I., Et Al. (2024), Reproducibility in management science, Management Science, Vol. 70 (3), pp. 1343-1356.

Small Business Economics

Günther, C., Belitski, M., Rejeb, N. (2023), Overcoming the ability-willingness paradox in small family firms’ collaborations, Small Business Economics, Vol. 60 (4), pp. 1409–1429.

The Journal of Technology Transfer

Wolff, S., Günther, C., Moog, P., Audretsch, D. (2023), The geography of the continuum of entrepreneurship activities - a first glance based on German data, The Journal of Technology Transfer, Vol. 48 (4), pp. 1243–1273.

Journal of Business Economics : JBE = Zeitschrift für Betriebswirtschaft : ZfB

Audretsch, D., Günther, C. (2023), SME research: SMEs’ internationalization and collaborative innovation as two central topics in the field, Journal of Business Economics : JBE = Zeitschrift für Betriebswirtschaft : ZfB, Vol. 93 (6-7), pp. 1213–1229.

Computers in Human Behavior

Litvinova, Y., Rilke, R., Günther, C. (2023), Me, myself, and I: image concerns and honesty in immersive VR, Computers in Human Behavior, Vol. 149, 107950.

Journal of Family Business Strategy

Gottschalck, N., Rolan, L., Kellermanns, F. (2023), The continuance commitment of family firm CEOs, Journal of Family Business Strategy, Vol. 14 (4), 100568.

Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization

Dohmen, T., Shvartsman, E. (2023), Overexertion of effort under working time autonomy and feedback provision, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Vol. 212, pp. 1255-1266.

Applied Economics Letters

Burden, D., Fendel, R., Zimmermann, L. (2023), Does forward guidance of the ECB matter for the accuracy of private sector inflation forecasts?, Applied Economics Letters, Vol. 30 (9), pp. 1213-1217.

Wirtschaftsdienst : Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftspolitik

Verglüht der Stern der Modern Monetary Theory?

Fendel, R., Schmidt, A. (2023), Verglüht der Stern der Modern Monetary Theory? Is the star of modern monetary theory burning out?, Wirtschaftsdienst : Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftspolitik, Vol. 103 (1), pp. 48-54.

Das Wirtschaftsstudium

Klimawandel: Finanzstabilität und Geldpolitik

Fendel, R. (2023), Klimawandel: Finanzstabilität und Geldpolitik, Das Wirtschaftsstudium, Vol. 8-9, pp. 875-879.

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