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Who talks to the prof? Gender differences in interaction with senior scholars at four academic conferences Open
The percentage of women in academia is still lower than what would be expected statistically, especially in the sciences and among faculty (tenured professors). Theories on network closure suggest that men form exclusive professional netwo…
Work harder or dive into gambling: the contradictory effect of envy on decision-making Open
The study tests whether the degree of financial inequality and envy towards another person increase the preference for gambling in an experimental two-player scenario. Prior experimental research on gambling and envy usually uses hypotheti…
Motivations for intensified lotto participation among German Lotto 6/49 and Eurojackpot players Open
The study examines motivational factors that have been found to influence lotto participation including social network effects, the dream of a life-changing jackpot win, irrational thoughts and behaviors and social deprivation. Previous re…
Who Talks to the Prof? Gender Differences in Interaction with Senior Scholars at Four Academic Conferences Open
The percentage of women in academia is still lower than what would be expected statistically, especially in the sciences and among faculty (tenured professors). Theories on the “glass-ceiling effect” suggest that men form exclusive profess…
Gambling as Work: A Study of German Poker Players Open
The study addresses the question whether professional gamblers can be considered an occupational group from a sociological perspective. It combines survey data on poker players from the German state North Rhine-Westphalia with sociological…
Gambling and financial markets a comparison from a regulatory perspective Open
This article discusses similarities between the finance industry and the gambling industry. It considers empirical studies from both fields and compares both industries with regard to possible substitution effects. Afterwards, the current …
Newcomers, betweenness centrality, and creative success: A study of teams in the board game industry from 1951 to 2017 Open
This study examines how network characteristics affect the creative success of teams in the board game industry. Based on prior research, we argue that the degree of newcomers within a team affects the creative success negatively, while be…