Refereed Journals
Digital Historical Sociology
- Geweke, J., Rost, K. (2025), Lottery-Based Elections, Power Monopolization, and Urban Development: The Case of Swiss City-States, 1666-1794, Journal of Economic History, Published online 2025:1-39. doi:10.1017/S0022050725100910
- Armandola, M, Doehne, M., Rost, K. (2025), Explaining mobilization for revolts by private interests and kinship relations. A response to the comment by Nieva, Rationality and Society 37 (2), 264-270.
- Armandola, N., Döhne, M., Rost, K. (2023), Explaining mobilization for revolts by private interests and kinship relations, Rationality and society 36 (2), 254-285.
- Alewell, D., Brügger, T., Rost, K., Wirtz, P. (2023), Introduction in the Special Issue: Religion and Management in a Secular Business World, Special Issue, Management Revue 34(2023), Issue 2, 96-115. doi.org/10.5771/0935-9915-2023-2-96
- Doehne, M., Geweke, J., Rost., K. (2023), Aleatoric governance: using lotteries to break the iron law of oligarchy, European Sociological Review, https://doi.org/10.1093/esr/jcac070.
- Geweke, J. Armandola, N., Doehne, M., Rost, K. (2022), Zwischen Einzelfall und generalisierbarem Befund: Die quantitative Auswertung historischer Quellen am Beispiel der Stadt Basel im 16. bis 18. Jahrhundert, Basler Zeitschrift für Geschichte und Altertumskunde.
- , & (2022) The rationality of qualified lotteries. European Management Review, 1– 13. https://doi.org/10.1111/emre.12550
- Berger, J., Osterloh, M., Rost, K., Ehrmann, T. (2020), How to prevent CEO hubris? Comparing selections, lotteries, and their combination, forthcoming: Leadership Quarterly.
- Rost, K. (2017), Introduction to the Corporate Governance of Religion, Emerging Trends in the Social and Behavioral Sciences DOI: 10.1002/9781118900772.etrds0433.
- Grätzer, G,, Rost, K. (2015), Structural Effects of Sex-Ratios and Power Distribution on the Survival Rates of Female Monasteries, Academy of Management Best Paper Proceeding 2015 (1), 14086 (Winner of the John F Mee Award 2015 for Outstanding Contribution to Management History, Academy of Management 2015).
- Rost, K., Grätzer, G. (2014), Multinational Organizations as Rule-following Bureaucracies – The Example of Catholic Orders, Journal of International Management, 20 (2014), 290-311.
- Ehrmann, T., Rost, K, Inauen, E. (2013), Location of Decision Rights in Catholic Religious Orders, Managerial and Decision Economics, Vol. 34(1), 29-39. (Journal of Management History Award for Best International Paper, Academy of Management (AOM) Annual Meeting 2012)
- Rost, K., Inauen, E., Osterloh, M., Frey, B.S. (2010), Corporate Governance: What can stock corporations learn from monasteries? Journal of Management History, 16(1), 90-115.
- Eingeladene Zusammenfassung des Forschungsprojektes: Inauen, E., Frey, B.S., Rost, K., Osterloh, M., (2012), Benedictine Tradition and Good Governance, in: Bruni, L., Sena, B. (Ed.), The Charismatic Principle in Social Life, Routledge.
- Übertragung auf den öffentlichen Sektor: Inauen, E., Rost, K., Frey, B.S., Homburg, F., Osterloh, M. (2010), Monastic Governance: Forgotten Prospects for Public Institutions, American Review of Public Administration, 40(6), 631-653.
- Erweiterung um qualitative Evidenz: Inauen, E., Rost, K., Osterloh, M., Frey, B.S. (2010), Back to the Future: A Monastic Perspective on Corporate Governance, Management Revue, 21 (10), 38-59.
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Gender in advanced industrial societies
Frost, J., Osterloh, M., Rost, K. (2023), Gender-Pay-Gap an Universitäten – Der Einfluss des Verhandlungsgeschicks, Forschung & Lehre.
- Schön, C., Rost, K., Seidl, D. (2018), The influence of gender ratios on academic careers: Combining network theory with tokenism, PLoS ONE 13(11):e0207337, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0207337
- Rost, K., Seidl, D., Kehl, J., AGL, GLK (2016), Ergebnisse Lohnanalyse an der UZH
- Rost, K. (2016), Auch qualifizierte Frauen wechseln lieber Windeln, Neue Züricher Zeitung, 14.04.2016, 2016(86), 12.
NZZ 2016 (PDF, 591 KB)
Detaillierte Studienresultate (PDF, 7 MB) - Schön, C., Rost, K. (2015) The Influence of Gender Ratios on Career Advancements of Women in Senior Positions, Academy of Management Proceedings 2015 (1), 16127.
- Rost, K., Osterloh, M. (2010), Opening the Black Box of Upper Echelons: Expertise and Gender as Drivers of Poor Information Processing during the Financial Crisis, Corporate Governance. An International Review, 18 (3), 212-233. (Runner-up CGIR Best Paper Award 2011, Corporate Governance. An international Review, Nominierung Best Paper Award, European Academy of Management (EURAM) Annual Meeting 2009, Corporate Governance Track)
- Praxisbeitrag zum Thema: Rost, K., Osterloh, M. (2008), Vom Aussterben bedroht: Sozial- und Naturwissenschaften im Verwaltungsrat und Management, in: GoldwynReport (eCom-Executive), 9.12.2008.
- Konferenzbandbeitrag zum Thema: Rost, K., Osterloh, M. (2009), Expert knowledge and gender as drivers of forecast errors, in: Boards and governance 2009, EURAM Annual Conference Best Paper Proceeding, 155-186.
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- Talke, K., Salomon, S., Rost, K. (2010), How Top Management Team Diversity affects Innovativeness and Performance via the Strategic Choice to focus on Innovation Fields, Research Policy, 39(7), 907-918. (Nominierung Best Paper Award, International Product Development Management Annual Meeting 2010)
- Rost, K. (2010), Frauen in Führungspositionen in der Wirtschaft, Die Unternehmung (DU), 3/2010, 315 - 344.
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Coroporate Elites
- Egli, S., Rost, K., Fritsch, L. (2025), From Financing Production to Producing Finance: The Transformation of Banking Elites and Changes in Banking Strategy of large Swiss Banks from 1945 to 2020, Swiss Journal of Sociology.
- von Aaken, D., Rost, K., Seidl, D. (2021), The impact of social class on top managers’ attitudes towards employee downsizing, Longe Range Planning, in press, doi.org/10.1016/j.lrp.2021.102129.
- von Aaken, D., Rost, K., Seidl, D. (2017), The substitution of governance mechanisms in the evolution of family firms, Longe Range Planning, 50(6), 826-839, doi:10.1016/j.lrp.2017.01.002.
- Rost, K. (2017), CEOs are paid for talent, in Frey, B.S, Iselin, D. (2017), Economic Ideas You Should Forget, Springer, 109-110.
- Schön, C., Ehrmann, T., Rost, K. (2015), Ownership, Visibility and Effort, Kyklos, 68 (2), 255-274.
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- von Aaken, D., Koob, C., Rost, K., Seidl, D. (2013), Ausgestaltung und Erfolg von Strategieworkshops - Eine empirische Analyse, Schmalenbach Zeitschrift für betriebswirtschaftliche Forschung (ZfBF), 11/2013, 588–616.
- Osterloh, M., Rost, K. (Hrsg.) (2011),”Der Anstieg der Management-Vergütung: Markt oder Macht?“, Nomos, Sonderband 1 Die Unternehmung (DU)
- Einleitung: Osterloh, M., Rost, K. (2011), Introduction in the Special Issue “Invisible Hand” or “Invisible Handshake”? Are Executives rewarded for Managerial Talent or for Managerial Power?”, Die Unternehmung (DU), Sonderband 1, 1-17.
- Rost, K. (2010), The Rise in Executive Compensation - Consequence of a ‛War for Talent‛?, Academy of Management Best Paper Proceeding.
- Weibel, A., Rost, K., Osterloh, M. (2010), Pay for Performance for the Public Sector – Benefits and (Hidden) Costs, Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, 20(2), 387-412.
- Praxisbeitrag zum Thema: Osterloh, M., Rost, K. (2005), Eignet sich Pay for Performance im Gesundheitswesen?, in: H-Competence 11/2005, 9-12.
- Rost, K., Osterloh, M. (2009), Managementfashion Pay-for-Performance for CEOs, Schmalenbach Business Review (sbr), 61(4), 119-149.
- Praxisbeitrag zum Thema: Rost, K., Osterloh, M., Rütsche, N. (2007), Leistungslohn schmälert den Unternehmenserfolg, in: IO New Management (Zeitschrift für Unternehmenswissenschaft und Führungspraxis), 11, 9-12.
- Praxisbeitrag zum Thema: Osterloh, M., Rost, K. (2008), Pay for Performance für CEOs: Leistungskontrolle oder -sabotage?, in: personal manager (Zeitschrift für Human Resources), Vol. 2008(6), 42-44.
- Konferenzbandbeitrag zum Thema: Rost, K., Osterloh, M. (2007), Managementfashion Pay-for-Performance, in: Vartiainen, M., Antoni, C. Baeten, X., Hakonen, N., Lucas, R., Thierry, T. (2008), in: Reward Management – Facts and Trends in Europe, 139-163, Papst.
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- Interview: Women at the Top - Katja Rost - Gender differences in Pay for Performance
- Rost, K., Osterloh, M. (2008), Unsichtbare Hand des Marktes oder unsichtbares Handschütteln? Wachstum der Managerlöhne in der Schweiz, Die Unternehmung (DU), 3/2008, 274-304.
- Praxisbeitrag zum Thema: Osterloh, M., Rost, K. (2008), Zu hohe Managersaläre, in: Unimagazin (Die Zeitschrift der Universität Zürich), Vol. 17 (2), 7.
- In Englisch: Rost, K., Osterloh, M. (2008), Are Top executives paid too much? Determinants of directors’ pay in Switzerland, Corporate Board: role, duties and composition, 4(2), 7-23.
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- Osterloh, M., Rost, K., Madjdpour, K. P. (2008), Pay without performance: Legitimationskrise variabler Vergütungssysteme für das Management, Forum Wirtschaftsethik, 16 (4) 28 - 41.
- Homberg, F., Rost, K., Osterloh, M. (2009), Do synergies exist in related acquisitions? - A meta-analysis of acquisition studies, Review of Managerial Science, 3 (2), 75-116.
- Praxisbeitrag zum Thema: Homberg, F., Osterloh, M., Rost, K. (2008), Motive für Akquisitionen, in: Scorecard, 4.
- Weibel, A., Rost, K., Osterloh, M. (2007), Disziplinierung der Agenten oder Crowding-out? – Gewollte und ungewollte Anreizwirkungen von variablen Löhnen, zfbf Schmalenbach Zeitschrift für betriebswirtschaftliche Forschung, 59(12), 1055-1079.
- Praxisbeitrag zum Thema: Osterloh, M., Weibel, A., Rost, K. (2007), Variable Leistungsvergütung – Ja, sie setzt sich durch. Aber ist sie deswegen auch gut?, in: Scorecard, 1, 26-27.
- Praxisbeitrag zum Thema: Osterloh, M., Rost, K. (2009), Variable Entlöhnung als Motivationsinstrument für den Verkauf: Pro und Kontra, index Management mit gesundem Menschenverstand, Vol 03/04, S. 90-93.
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- Rost, K., Salomo, S., Osterloh, M. (2008), CEO Appointments and the Loss of Firm-specific Knowledge - Putting Integrity Back into Hiring Decisions, Corporate Ownership and Control, 5(3), 86-98.
Sociology of Innovation
- Döhne, M., Rost, K. (2021), Long waves in the geography of innovation: The rise and decline of regional clusters of creativity over time, Research Policy, 50( 9), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2021.104298.
- Momenia, A., Rost, K. (2016), Identification and Monitoring of Possible Disruptive Technologies by Patent Development Paths and Topic Modeling, Technological Forecasting & Social Change, 104 (3), 16–29.
- Galander, A., Walgenbach, P., Rost, K. (2015), A social norm perspective on corporate governance soft law, Corporate Governance, 15(1), 31-51.(Winner of the Emerald Literati Network Awards for Excellence, Best Paper Award 2016, Corporate Governance)
- Rost, K (2014), Social Embeddedness of Corporate Elites and Uncertainty in Financial Markets, Corporate Board: Role, Duties & Composition, 10(1), 18-38.
- Rost, K., Weibel, A. (2013), CEO Pay from a Social Norm Perspective: The Infringement and Re-establishment of the Fairness Norm, Corporate Governance. An International Review, 21(4), 351-372. (CGIR Best Paper Award 2013, Corporate Governance. An international Review)
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- Rost, K. (2011), The strength of strong ties in the creation of innovation, Research Policy, 40(4), 588-604 (Gewinner des Theo Schöller-Preis – Munich Best Paper Award Innovation Management).
- Rost, K., Weibel, A., Osterloh, M. (2010), Good organizational design for bad motivational dispositions?, Die Unternehmung (DU), 2/2010, 107-136.
- Praxisbeitrag zum Thema: Rost, K., Osterloh, M., Weibel, A. (2008), Freiwilligenarbeit in der Firma – ein monetärer und menschlicher Gewinn, in: IO New Management (Zeitschrift für Unternehmenswissenschaft und Führungspraxis), 4, 28-32.
- Lettl, CH., Rost, K., von Wartburg, I.(2009), Why are some independent inventors ‘heroes’ and others ‘hobbyists’? The moderating role of technological diversity and specialization, Research Policy, 38 (2009) 243–254.
- Rost, K. (2008), Sozialstruktur und Innovation, VDM Verlag, ISBN-13: 9783836495028 (Online verfügbares PDF: Rost, K. (2006), Sozialstruktur und Innovation, UB TU-Berlin).
- Rost, K., Hölzle, K., Gemünden, H.G. (2007), Promotors or Champions? Pros and cons of the division of labour for economic progress, Schmalenbach Business Review (sbr), 10/2007, 340-363.
- Konferenzbandbeitrag zum Thema: Rost, K./ Hölzle, K./ Gemünden, H.G.(2006), The more specialized, the better? How to develop adequate organizational structures for innovation management, Proceedings of the R&D Management Conference 2006, 5-7 July 2006, Lake Windermere, Cumbria, England.
- Rost, K. (2006), Patentstärke und Netzwerkeinbettung in Forscher- und Entwickler-Netzwerken. zfbf Schmalenbach Zeitschrift für betriebswirtschaftliche Forschung, 5/2006, 363-389.
- Von Wartburg, I, Rost, K., Teichert, T. (2006), The creation of social and intellectual capital in virtual communities of practice: shaping social structure in virtual communities of practice. International Journal of Learning and Change, 1(3), 299-316.
- Lexikonbeitrag zum Thema: von Wartburg, I./Teichert, T./Rost, K. (2005), Shaping Social Structure in Virtual Communities of Practice, in: Coakes, E./Clarke, S. (Hrsg.), Encyclopaedia of Communities of Practice and Knowledge Management.
- Konferenzbandbeitrag zum Thema: von Wartburg, I./Rost, K./Teichert, T. (2004), The Creation of Social and Intellectual Capital in Virtual Communities of Practice, in: Proceedings of the 5th European Conference on Organisational Kowledge, Learning and Capabilities 2004, April 02-03t, Session E-3, Innsbruck, Austria.
- Buchbeitrag zum Thema: Teichert, T./Rost, K./von Wartburg, I. (2004), Aufbau von Sozial- und intellektuellem Kapital in virtuellen Communities of Practice, in: Herstatt, C. (Hrsg.), Innovationen mit virtuellen Communities realisieren, 249-276, Wiesbaden, Gabler.
- von Wartburg, I., Teichert, T., Rost, K. (2005), Inventive Progress Measured by Multi -Stage Patent Citation Analysis. Research Policy, 34 (10), 1591-1607.
- Rost, K./Teichert, T. (2006), Netzeffekte in Pre- und Postadoption am Beispiel einer Kommunikations-Dienstleistung, in: Täube, V./ Franzen, A. (2006), Aspekte der Innovation und Diffusion, in: BSF Arbeitspapiere, S. 35-54.
- Büchel, B./Teichert, T./Rost, K. (2005), Netzwerkanwendungen und Soziales Kapital in der Betriebswirtschaftslehre, in: Serdült, U. (Hrsg.), Zürcher Politik- und Evaluationsstudien Nr.3, S. 55-70.
- Rost, K/ Teichert, T. (2005), The NIH syndrome revisited: Existence, contingencies and effects, in: Proceedings of the R&D Management Conference 2005, 6-8 July,Pisa, Italy.
- Teichert, T., Rost, K. (2004), Zusammenarbeit von KMU mit Hochschulen und Transfermittlern. Die Unternehmung (DU), 5/2004, 373 – 395.
- Rost, K./Teichert, T./von Wartburg, I. (2003), Multiplexity in R&D Employees' Networks: Work-Life Complementarity, in: Proceedings of the 2003 IEEE International Engineering Management Conference IEMC-2003, 156-161, New York, USA.
- von Wartburg, I./Teichert, T./Rost, K. (2003), Visioning for Innovation - How Firms Inject Knowledge About the Future, in: Proceedings of the 2003 IEEE International Engineering Management Conference IEMC-2003, 301-305, New York, USA.
- Teichert, T., Rost, K. (2003), Trust, Involvement Profile and Customer Retention - Modelling, Effects and Implications. International Journal of Technology Management, 26 (5/6), 621-639.
Sociology of Digitalization
- Sahner, P., Rost, K. (2025), Competition for students in the digital era: scientific disciplines as drivers of study program innovation in Swiss higher education, Higher Education.
- Tratschin, L., Rost, K., Leder, C. (2023), Digitalisation as Distinction? Identity Articulation and Tacit Competition in the Swiss University Field, 2010–2020, Swiss Journal of Sociology, 49/3.
- Leder, C., Rost, K., Saner, P., Tratschin, L. (2023), Digital Academia. Investigating Science and Higher Education in the Digital Age, Introduction, Special Issue, Swiss Journal of Sociology, 49/3.
- Rost, K., Stahel, L. (2022), Hostile-emotional excess of zeal in public social media: A case study of an online firestorm against an organization, Rationality and Society, https://doi.org/10.1177/1043463122113125.
- Stahel, L, Rost, K. (2017), Angels and Devils of Digital Social Norm Enforcement: A Theory about Aggressive versus Civilized Online Comments. Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Social Media & Society, Toronto, ON, Canada, ACM: New York, NY, USA.
- Rost K, Stahel L, Frey BS (2016), Digital Social Norm Enforcement: Online Firestorms in Social Media. PLoS ONE 11(6): e0155923. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0155923
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Sociology of Science
- Rost, K. (2024), A sociology professorship as a hotly contested "winner-take-it-all" market with attractive outside options, Sociological Bulletin 165, 4-7.
- Havránek, T., Stanley, T. D., Doucouliagos, H., Bom, P., Geyer‐Klingeberg, J., Iwasaki, I., Reed, W. R., Rost, K., van Aert, R. C. M. (2020), Reporting Guidelines for Meta-Analysis in Economics, Journal of Economic Surveys, 34 (3), 469-475,
- Hummel, K., Pfaff, D., Rost, K. (2018), Does Economics and Business Education Wash Away Moral Judgment Competence?, Journal of Business Ethics, 150 (2),
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- Weltwoche 2016 (PDF, 1 MB)
- Rost, K., Theichert, T., Pilkington, A. (2017), Social Network Analytics for Advanced Bibliometrics: Referring to Actor Roles of Management Journals instead of Journal Rankings, Scientometrics, 112(3), 1631-1657.
- Rost, K, Ehrmann, T. (2017), Reporting Biases in Positive Research Paradigms in Management: The Example of Win-Win Corporate Social Responsibility, Business & Society 56(6), 840-888
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- Stanley, T. D., Doucouliagos, H., Giles, M., Heckemeyer, J. H., Johnston, R. J., Laroche, P., Nelson, J.P. Paldam, M., Poot, J., Pugh, G., Rosenberger, R.S., Rost, K. (2013), Meta-analysis of economics research reporting guidelines, Journal of Economic Surveys, 27(2), 390-394.
- Willkürliche Korrelationen von Rankings mit anderen Leistungsindikatoren in der VWL: Frey, B.S, Rost, K. (2010), Do rankings reflect research quality?, Journal of Applied Economics, 13 (1), 1-38.(most cited article since 2010 in the Journal of Applied Economics)
- Multitaskingeffekte von Rankings in der BWL: Rost, K., Frey, B.S (2011), Quantitative and Qualitative Rankings of Scholars, Schmalenbachs Business Review (sbr), 63, 63-91.
- CESifo Newsletter, Vol. 2443, Muenchner Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der Wirtschaftswissenschaft.
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