We use a dataset describing ownership of productive assets in the carpentry trade to evaluate several factors influencing the allocation of asset ownership among employers and employees. The findings suggest that the allocation involves a tradeoff between two incentive effects influencing how...

In order to push a customer and market orientation deep into the organization many firms have adopted systems by which internal customers rate internal suppliers on some measure-- often satisfaction. The internal supplier receives a larger reward for a higher rating. We examine incentive systems...

We use a dataset describing ownership of productive assets in the carpentry trade to evaluate several factors influencing the allocation of asset ownership between an employer and his employees. The findings suggest that the allocation involves a tradeoff between two incentive effects...