Compensating for Innovation : Do Small Firms Offer High- Powered Incentives that Lure Talent and Motivate Effort?

Empirical studies commonly confirm that small firms enjoy efficiency advantages in generating innovation. However, the origin of this advantage remains poorly understood. This study explores the hypothesis that small firms enjoy advantages over large firms in crafting effective, incentive-intensive employment contracts that lure top engineering talent and motivate high effort. These hypotheses are tested using data from a sample of Ramp;D engineers in Silicon Valley and the Route 128 area

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Year of publication:	[2014]
Authors:	Zenger, Todd
Other Persons:	Lazzarini, Sérgio G. (contributor)
Publisher:	[2014]: [S.l.] : SSRN
Description of contents:	Abstract [papers.ssrn.com]

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Extent:	1 Online-Ressource
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	In: Managerial and Decision Economics, Vol. 25, pp. 329-345, 2004 Volltext nicht verfügbar
Classification:	J33 - Compensation Packages; Payment Methods ; J41 - Contracts: Specific Human Capital, Matching Models, Efficiency Wage Models, and Internal Labor Markets ; M40 - Accounting and Auditing. General ; m46
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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