Dessein, Wouter; Galeotti, Andrea; Santos, Tano - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2013
We examine the allocation of scarce attention in team production. Each team member is in charge of a specialized task … attention to each other, but attention is in limited supply. We show that when attention is scarce, organizational focus and … attention is evenly allocated to a select number of "leaders." The organization then excels in a small number of focal tasks at …