The (de)composition of firms: Interdependent preferences of corporate actors

Publication Type  Preprints
Author  Andreas Nicklisch
Year of Publication  2007
Issue  2007/21
Abstract  This article discusses the limitations of the orthodox economic theory of the firm as a nexus of contracts. Various experimental studies have shown that the aggregation of individuals in groups changes behavior and preferences systematically. This perspective has been formalized by models of interdependent preferences. Based on a prominent approach of interdependent preferences, intention-based preferences, two types of labor contracts, incentive contracts and bonus contracts, are analyzed. Results are compared with the predictions of the orthodox economic theory.
Pagination  19
Publisher  Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods
Place Published  Bonn
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Published in:  European Business Organization Law Review, vol. 10, no. 2, pp. 291-305, 2009
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Keywords  interdependent preferences, labor contracts, Firms
JEL-Codes  D21, D63, L14