Bernd Frick University of Witten/Herdecke   University of Witten/Herdecke Department of Economics Alfred-Herrhausen-Strasse 50 Witten, 58448 Germany   bfrick@uni-wh.de     Biographical Sketch: born in 1959; 1977-1983 University of Trier (Germany) and Clark University, Worcester, MA (USA), Diploma in Sociology, 1984-1991 Research Assistant at Loughborough University, Loughborough, UK and the University of Trier, 1990 Doctorate in Business Economics, 1991-1995 Senior Research Assistant at the University of Trier, 1996 "Habilitation", 1995-2001 Professor of Personnel and Organizational Economics at the University of Greifswald, since 10/2001 Reinhard-Mohn-Professor of Personnel and Organizational Economics at the University of Witten/Herdecke.   Primary Research Focus: Personnel and Organizational Economics, Industrial Relations, Corporate Governance, Sports Economics   JEL Areas: D8 : Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty: General J3 : Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs: General