10th Workshop of the Committee for Organizational Economics

The 10th workshop of the Committee for Organizational Economics will take place at the University of Bonn in September 8-9, 2025.

Program of the Annual Meeting

(jointly organized with the Cluster of Excellence ECONtribute)

September 8–9, 2025

Universität Bonn, Juridicum, Adenauerallee 24-42, Hörsaal K

Monday, September 8

11:45 – 12:00              Welcome – Start of the Annual Meeting of the Committee for Organizational Economics

12:00 – 12:30              1-2-1 Meetings Seniors with Juniors

12:30 – 13:30              Lunch (onsite)

13:30 – 15:00              Paper Presentation Session 1 (Chair: Thomas Dohmen)

13:30 – 14:00              “Figleafing and Self-Serving Behavior” by Arno Apffelstaedt (University of Cologne), Nominee for Membership

14:00 – 14:30               “Taking collective action for the next generation requires leadership” by Felix Kölle (University of Cologne), Nominee for Membership

14:30 – 15:00               “Microaspects of Leadership: Evidence from Audio and Tracking Data” by Yutaka Makabe (LMU Munich)

15:00 – 15:30              Coffee Break

15:30 – 17:00              Paper Presentation Session 2 (Chair: Eva Hoppe-Fischer)

15:30 – 16:00              “Gender Norms, Stereotypical Beliefs, and Competitiveness” by Julia Nafziger (Aarhus University)

16:00 – 16:30              “Subjective performance evaluation in asymmetric tournaments: Experimental Evidence” by Christian Zihlmann (University of Fribourg)

16:30 – 17:00              “When Talking Doesn’t Help: On the Limits of Communication and the Value of Simple Contracts” by Christian Zehnder (University of Lausanne)

17:00 – 17:30              1-2-1 Meetings Seniors with Juniors

17:30 – 18:30              Fresh Perspective: “Workforce Analytics@Telekom” by Kay Nolden (Deutsche Telekom AG)

19:00                           Dinner (Sion im Carré, In der Sürst 1, 5311 Bonn)

Tuesday, September 9

09:00 – 10:00         Committee Meeting
(Members of the Committee for Organizational Economics)

Parallel                  Networking among Juniors

10:00 – 10:30         Coffee Break

10:30 – 12:00         Paper Presentation Session 3 (Chair: Dezsö Szalay)

10:30 – 11:00         “An Organizational Theory of Unionization” by Anja Prummer (FU Berlin)

11:00 – 11:30          “Do AI skills improve employment chances? Evidence from a field experiment” by Anastasia Danilov (HU Berlin)

11:30 – 12:00         “ESG Incentives in Executive Compensation” by Patrick Kampkötter (University of Tübingen)

12:00 – 13:00         Lunch (onsite)

13:00 – 14:30         Paper Presentation Session 4 (Chair: Amelie Schiprowski)

13:00 – 13:30         “On the Importance of Manufacturing Order Books” by Jan Schymik (University of Mannheim)

13:30 – 14:00         “Shaping Habits in Organizations” by Dirk Sliwka (University of Cologne)

14:00 – 14:30         “Unequal pay, fairness perceptions, and work effort: Experimental evidence from China” by Nick Zubanov (University of Konstanz)

14:30 – 15:00         Coffee & Farewell