Prof. Dr. Michael Beckmann

Lehmann, Johannes, & Beckmann, Michael. (2025). Digital technologies and performance incentives: evidence from businesses in the Swiss economy. Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics, 161(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s41937-024-00132-3

Lehmann, Johannes, & Beckmann, Michael. (2024). Digital Transformation in Switzerland: The Current State and Expectations.

Wiese, Simon Alexander, & Beckmann, Michael. (2024). Organizational culture and the usage of Industry 4.0 technologies: evidence from Swiss businesses.

Beckmann, Michael, Grunau, Philipp, & Shvartsman, Elena. (2023). High involvement management and affective commitment: causal tests on system coherency and complementarity . Universität Basel.

Lehmann, Johannes, & Beckmann, Michael. (2023). Digital technologies and performance incentives: Evidence from businesses in the Swiss economy . Universität Basel.

Starzetz, Julia, & Beckmann, Michael. (2023). Employee autonomy and work intensification: extrinsic incentives, self-exploitation or intrinsic motivation? . Universität Basel.

Beckmann, Michael, & Kräkel, Matthias. (2022). Empowerment, Task Commitment, and Performance Pay. Journal of Labor Economics, 40(4), 899–938. https://doi.org/10.1086/718465

Gerten, Elisa, Beckmann, Michael, & Kräkel, Matthias. (2022). Information and communication technology, hierarchy, and job design. IZA Discussion Paper .

Gerten, Elisa, Beckmann, Michael, & Kräkel, Matthias. (2022). Information and communication technology, hierarchy, and job design. ECONtribute Discussion Paper .

Gerten, Elisa, Beckmann, Michael, & Bellmann, Lutz. (2019). Controlling Working Crowds: The Impact of Digitalization on Worker Autonomy and Monitoring Across Hierarchical Levels. Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik, 239(3), 441–481. https://doi.org/10.1515/jbnst-2017-0154

Beckmann, Michael, & Gerten, Elisa. (2018). Die Entwicklung der Arbeit in Zeiten der Digitalisierung. In schulthess manager handbuch 2018/2019 (pp. 209–217). Schulthess Verlag. https://wwz.unibas.ch/fileadmin/user_upload/wwz/00_Professuren/Beckmann_Personal_und_Organisation/Z_Gerten/pub_smh_Beckmann_Gerten.pdf

Gerten, Elisa, Beckmann, Michael, & Bellmann, Lutz. (2018). Controlling working crowds: The impact of digitalization on worker autonomy and monitoring across hierarchical levels. In WWZ Workingpapers Faculty of Business and Economics (ed.), WWZ Working Papers (Vol. 2018). WWZ, University of Basel.

Rupietta, Kira, & Beckmann, Michael. (2018). Working from Home: What is the Effect on Employees’ Effort? Schmalenbach Business Review, 70(1), 25–55. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41464-017-0043-x

Beckmann, Michael. (2017). Personalpolitik bei alternden Belegschaften. In Surrey, Heike; Tiberius, Victor (Ed.), Die Zukunft des Personalmanagements: Herausforderungen, Lösungsansätze und Gestaltungsoptionen (pp. 47–58). vdf Hochschulverlag AG an der EHT.

Beckmann, Michael, Cornelissen, Thomas, & Kräkel, Matthias. (2017). Self-managed working time and employee effort: Theory and evidence. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 133(133), 285–302. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2016.11.013

Beckmann, Michael. (2016). Working time autonomy as management practice. IZA World of Labor, 230, 1–10. https://doi.org/10.15185/izawol.230

Beckmann, Michael. (2016). Self-managed working time and firm performance: Microeconometric evidence. In WWZ Workingpapers Faculty of Business and Economics (ed.), WWZ Working Papers (Vol. 2016). WWZ, University of Basel.

Rupietta, Kira, & Beckmann, Michael. (2016). Working from Home - What is the Effect on Employees’ Effort? In WWZ Workingpapers Faculty of Business and Economics (ed.), WWZ Working Papers (Vol. 2016). WWZ, University of Basel.

Rupietta, Kira, & Beckmann, Michael. (2016). Arbeit im Homeoffice: Förderung der Arbeitsbereitschaft oder Einladung zum Faulenzen? PERSONALquarterly, 03, 14–19. https://www.haufe.de/download/personalquarterly-32016-entgrenztes-arbeiten-personalquarterly-373932.pdf

Beckmann, Michael. (2015). Forced Distribution Systems als Methode der Leistungsbeurteilung. In Klingler, Urs; Lampart, Loran; Feliziani, Marco (Ed.), Compensation & Benefits Management (pp. 192–199). Weka Business Media AG.

Shvartsman, Elena, & Beckmann, Michael. (2015). Stressed by Your Job: Does Personnel Policy Matter? Journal of Applied Social Science Review (Schmollers Jahrbuch), 135, 429–463. https://doi.org/10.3790/schm.135.4.429

Shvartsman, Elena, & Beckmann, Michael. (2015). Stressed by your job: What is the role of personnel policy? In WWZ Workingpapers Faculty of Business and Economics (ed.), WWZ Working Papers (Vol. 2015). WWZ, University of Basel. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2726538

Beckmann, Michael, & Cornelissen, Thomas. (2014). Self-managed working time and employee effort: Microeconometric evidence. In SOEPpapers. SOEP - The German Socio-Economic Panel Study at DIW. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2407971

Beckmann, Michael. (2013, January 1). Die Guten ins Töpfchen, die Schlechten ins Kröpfchen: Wie sollen Unternehmer ihre Mitarbeiter beurteilen? In SWR 2.

Beckmann, Michael. (2013). Editorial [Review of Editorial]. Die Unternehmung : Swiss Journal of Business Research and Practice, 67, Article 4. https://doi.org/10.5771/0042-059x-2013-4-309

Beckmann, Michael. (2013, January 1). Lohndeckel ja, aber nicht per Gesetz. SpatzZeitung, 28–30.

Armbruster, Kathrin, Beckmann, Michael, & Kuhn, Dieter. (2012). Task Allocation and Corporate Performance : is There a First-Mover Advantage? In WWZ Workingpapers Faculty of Business and Economics (ed.), WWZ Discussion Papers (Vol. 2012). WWZ. http://wwz.unibas.ch/uploads/tx_x4epublication/FV-01_WP_FirstMover_02.pdf

Beckmann, Michael. (2012, January 1). Aktienoptionen als Entlöhnung. Basler Zeitung, 11.

Beckmann, Michael. (2012, January 1). Zur Ambivalenz der Transparenz. Basler Zeitung, 11.

Beckmann, Michael. (2012, January 1). Fairness - auch in Personalführung. Basler Zeitung, 1.

Beckmann, Michael. (2012, January 1). Wer sein Personal lobt, spart. Basler Zeitung, 9.

Beckmann, Michael, & Escher Clauss, Sandra. (2012, January 1). Eine wichtige Aufgabe der Forschung ist die Sensibilisierung der HR-Leute [ALMA Medien AG]. HR Today. https://www.hrtoday.ch/de/article/eine-wichtige-aufgabe-der-forschung-ist-die-sensibilisierung-der-hr-leute

Beckmann, Michael, & Kräkel, Matthias. (2012). Internal rent seeking, works councils, and optimal establishment size. European Economic Review, 56(4), 711–726. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.euroecorev.2012.01.005

Beckmann, Michael, & Kuhn, Dieter. (2012). Flexibility vs. screening : the performance effects of temporary agency work strategies. In WWZ Workingpapers Faculty of Business and Economics (ed.), WWZ Discussion Papers (Vol. 2012). WWZ. http://wwz.unibas.ch/uploads/tx_x4epublication/Flexibility_vs_Screening_LabEc.pdf

Beckmann, Michael. (2011, January 1). Personalpolitik am Scheideweg. Basler Zeitung, 10–11.

Beckmann, Michael. (2011). Topmotivierte Leute brauchen keine Boni. / Des gens motivés n’ont pas besoin de primes. Persorama : Magazin Der Schweizerischen Gesellschaft Für Human Resources Management, 3, 29–39.

Beckmann, Michael. (2011, January 1). Schädliches Mitarbeiter-Ranking. Basler Zeitung, 11.

Beckmann, Michael. (2011, January 1). Lohn und Leistung von Topmanagern. Basler Zeitung, 10–11.

Beckmann, Michael. (2011, January 1). Starker Franken führt zu Lohnkürzungen. Basler Zeitung, 10–11.

Beckmann, Michael. (2011, January 1). Leistungslöhne und Moral. Basler Zeitung, 11.

Beckmann, Michael. (2011, January 1). Vertrauen ist gut - aber ist Kontrolle besser? Basler Zeitung, 9.

Beckmann, Michael. (2011, January 1). Arbeitszeitverlängerung aufgrund des starken Schweizer Frankens. In Radio Basel.

Beckmann, Michael. (2011, January 1). Prokrastination. In Radio Basilisk.

Beckmann, Michael, & Armbruster, Kathrin. (2011). Task Allocation and Corporate Performance: Is There a First‐Mover Advantage? German Economic Association of Business Administration. http://whu.edu/static/geaba/Papers/2011/DP_11-25.pdf

Beckmann, Michael, & Armbruster, Kathrin. (2011). Technological innovations and the allocation of decision-making authorities in Swiss firms. In WWZ Workingpapers Faculty of Business and Economics (ed.), WWZ Discussion Papers (Vol. 2011). WWZ. http://wwz.unibas.ch/uploads/tx_x4epublication/Paper_D-135Armbruster.pdf

Beckmann, Michael, & Armbruster, Kathrin. (2011). Technologische Innovation und organisatorische Architektur : eine empirische Untersuchung auf der Basis von Schweizer Unternehmensdaten. In WWZ Forschungsberichte (Vol. 2011). WWZ.

Beckmann, Michael, & Hegedüs, Istvan. (2011). Trust-based working time and organizational performance: evidence from German establishment-level panel data. In WWZ Workingpapers Faculty of Business and Economics (ed.), WWZ Discussion Papers (Vol. 2011). WWZ Forum. http://wwz.unibas.ch/uploads/tx_x4epublication/Trust_based_working_time_Beckmann.pdf

Beckmann, Michael, & Kräkel, Matthias. (2011). Internal Rent Seeking, Works Councils, and Optimal Establishment Size. In WWZ Workingpapers Faculty of Business and Economics (ed.), WWZ Discussion Papers (Vol. 2011). WWZ. https://ideas.repec.org/p/bsl/wpaper/2011-14.html

Beckmann, Michael, Mühler, Grit, & Schauenberg, Bernd. (2011). Betriebliche Personalpolitik bei heterogenen Arbeitsmärkten. Journal for Labour Market Research / Zeitschrift Für ArbeitsmarktForschung, 43(4), 319–325. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12651-011-0064-8

Beckmann, Michael. (2010). Wie Mitarbeiter entlöhnt werden müssen. Io New Management, 4, 8–10. http://www.schweizerbank.ch/de/artikelanzeige/artikelanzeige.asp?pkBerichtNr=180686

Beckmann, Michael, & Armbruster, Kathrin. (2010). Business environment, managerial strategies, and the allocation of decision-making authorities in Swiss Firms. In WWZ Workingpapers Faculty of Business and Economics (ed.), WWZ Discussion Papers (Vol. 2010). WWZ. http://hdl.handle.net/10419/123407

Beckmann, Michael, & Armbruster, Kathrin. (2010). Unternehmensumfeld, betriebliche Strategien und die Verteilung von Aufgaben und Entscheidungsrechten in Schweizer Unternehmen (Patent No. 05). WWZ Forschungsbericht, 2010(05), Article 05. WWZ.

Beckmann, Michael, & Armbruster, Kathrin. (2010, January 1). Unternehmensumfeld, betriebliche Strategien und die Verteilung von Aufgaben und Entscheidungsrechten in Schweizer Unternehmen. WWZ News, 19–22.

Beckmann, Michael, Föhr, Silvia, & Kräkel, Matthias. (2010). Rent seeking, employment security and works councils : theory and evidence for Germany. Schmalenbach Business Review, 62, 2–40.

Beckmann, Michael, & Kuhn, Dieter. (2010). Complementarities between workplace organisation and human resource management : evidence from Swiss firm-level panel data. In WWZ Workingpapers Faculty of Business and Economics (ed.), WWZ Discussion Papers (Vol. 2010). WWZ.

Beckmann, Michael, & Kuhn, Dieter. (2010, January 1). Komplementaritäten in der Unternehmenspolitik von Schweizer Betrieben. WWZ.

Beckmann, Michael, & Kuhn, Dieter. (2010, January 1). Temporarbeschaftigung und Unternehmenserfolg. WWZ News, 30–33.

Beckmann, Michael. (2009). Editorial Special Section 4/2009 [Review of Editorial Special Section 4/2009]. Schmalenbach Business Review, 61, 334.

Beckmann, Michael, Cornelissen, Thomas, & Schauenberg, Bernd. (2009). Fixed-term Employment, Work Organization and Job Satisfaction : Evidence from German Individual-Level Data. In WWZ Workingpapers Faculty of Business and Economics (ed.), WWZ Discussion Papers (Vol. 2009). WWZ. http://wwz.unibas.ch/uploads/tx_x4epublication/file_04.pdf

Beckmann, Michael, & Kuhn, Dieter. (2009). Temporary agency work and firm performance : evidence from German establishment-level panel data. In WWZ Workingpapers Faculty of Business and Economics (ed.), WWZ Discussion Papers (Vol. 2009). WWZ.

Beckmann, Michael, & Kuhn, Dieter. (2009). Temporärbeschäftigung und Unternehmenserfolg : eine empirische Untersuchung anhand schweizerischer und deutscher Firmendaten. In WWZ Forschungsberichte (Vol. 2009). WWZ.

Beckmann, Michael, Binz, Andrea, & Schauenberg, Bernd. (2007). Fixed-term employment and job satisfaction : evidence from individual-level data accounting for selectivity bias. In WWZ Workingpapers Faculty of Business and Economics (ed.), WWZ Discussion Papers (Vol. 2007). WWZ.

Beckmann, Michael, & Schauenberg, Bernd. (2007). Age-biased technological and organizational change: firm-level evidence and management implications. In WWZ Workingpapers Faculty of Business and Economics (ed.), WWZ Discussion Papers (Vol. 2007). WWZ, University of Basel.

Mühler, Grit, Beckmann, Michael, & Schauenberg, Bernd. (2007). Returns to continuous training in Germany: new evidence from propensity score matching estimators. In WWZ Workingpapers Faculty of Business and Economics (ed.), WWZ Discussion Papers (Vol. 2007). WWZ, University of Basel.

Mühler, Grit, Beckmann, Michael, & Schauenberg, Bernd. (2007). The returns to continuous training in Germany : new evidence from propensity score matching estimators. Review of Managerial Science, 1(3), 209–235. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11846-007-0014-6

Beckmann, Michael, Schauenberg, Bernd, & Timmermann, Andrea. (2006). Betriebliche Innovationen und geschlechterspezifische Arbeitsnachfrage. DBW : Die Betriebswirtschaft, 66(3), 287–306.

Beckmann, Michael. (2004). Why do sellers at auctions bid for their own items? : theory and evidence. Schmalenbach Business Review, 56, 312–337.

Beckmann, Michael. (2004). Art auctions and bidding rings : empirical evidence from German auction data. Journal of Cultural Economics, 28, 125–141. https://doi.org/10.1023/b:jcec.0000019483.38761.63

Beckmann, Michael. (2004). Betriebliche Personalpolitik im technologischen und organisatorischen Innovationsprozess. Rainer Hampp.

Beckmann, Michael, Deimel, Julia, & Schauenberg, Bernd. (2004). Vermittlungsgutscheine als neues Instrument der Arbeitsmarktpolitik : eine erste Analyse. Perspektiven der Wirtschaftspolitik, 5(2), 127–137. https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-2516.00143

Beckmann, Michael. (2002). Lohnstrukturverzerrung und betriebliche Ausbildung : empirische Analyse des Acemoglu-Pischke-Modells mit Daten des IAB-Betriebspanels. Mitteilungen Aus Der Arbeitsmarkt- Und Berufsforschung, 35, 189–204.

Beckmann, Michael. (2002). Firm-sponsored apprenticeship training in Germany : empirical evidence from establishment data. LABOUR: Review of Labour Economics and Industrial Relations, 16, 287–310. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9914.00197

Bekmann, Michael. (2002). Wage compression and firm-sponsored training in Germany: Empirical evidence for the acemoglu-pischke model from a zero-inflated count data model. Applied Economics Quarterly = Konjunkturpolitik, 48, 368–389.

Beckmann, Michael. (2000). Unternehmenspolitik, Managerkontrolle und Personalabbau in Deutschland : theoretische Ansätze und empirische Analyse mit Daten des IAB-Betriebspanels. Mitteilungen Aus Der Arbeitsmarkt- Und Berufsforschung, 2000, 594–608.

Beckmann, Michael. (1999). Ökonomische Analyse deutscher Auktionen. Gabler Verlag.

Beckmann, Michael, Kräkel, Matthias, & Schauenberg, Bernd. (1997). Der deutsche Auktionsmarkt: Ergebnisse einer empirischen Studie. Zeitschrift Für Betriebswirtschaft, 67(1), 41–65.