Konferenzbeitrag
Hidden Costs of Control in Social Groups
This paper investigates the role of social identity in reactions to control. We propose a simple principal-agent model with control that incorporates the existence of social groups. Our laboratory experiment shows that, in contrast to no-group agents, agents in social groups (i) perform better; (ii) expect less control; (iii) do not reciprocate when facing less control than expected; (iv) decrease their performance substantially when actual control exceeds their expectation. Hidden costs of control thus appear to be more substantial in social groups.
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Englisch
- Bibliographic citation
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Series: Beiträge zur Jahrestagung des Vereins für Socialpolitik 2012: Neue Wege und Herausforderungen für den Arbeitsmarkt des 21. Jahrhunderts - Session: Social Groups ; No. C06-V2
- Classification
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Wirtschaft
Design of Experiments: Laboratory, Group Behavior
Personnel Economics: Labor Management
- Event
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Geistige Schöpfung
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Wiederhold, Simon
Riener, Gerhard
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Veröffentlichung
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2012
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10.03.2025, 11:44 AM CET
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- Konferenzbeitrag
Associated
- Wiederhold, Simon
- Riener, Gerhard
Time of origin
- 2012
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