Narrow search
Showing 1 - 10 of 19
Cover Image
Leading by Example in a Public Goods Experiment with Heterogeneity and Incomplete Information
Levati, M. Vittoria; Sutter, Matthias; Heijden, Eline … - In: Journal of Conflict Resolution 51 (2007) 5, pp. 793-818
We study the effects of leadership on the private provision of a public good when group members are heterogeneously … endowed. Leadership is implemented as a sequential public goods game where one group member contributes first and all the … of homogeneous endowments. Leadership is almost ineffective, though, if participants do not know the distribution of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010801797
Cover Image
The dos and don'ts of leadership in sequential public goods experiments
Rivas, Maria Fernanda; Sutter, Matthias - 2008
We study the effects of leadership in the provision of public goods by examining (i) the relative importance of reward … and punishment as leadership devices, (ii) whether endogenous leadership is more efficient than exogenously enforced … leadership, and (iii) whether leaders contributing last, instead of first, also increase contributions. The experimental results …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010293401
Cover Image
The determinants of managerial decisions under risk
Kocher, Martin G.; Pogrebna, Ganna; Sutter, Matthias - 2008
In hierarchical organizations the role of a team leader often requires making decisions which do not necessarily coincide with the majority opinion of the team. However, these decisions are final and binding for all team members. We study experimentally why, and under which conditions, leaders...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010293435
Cover Image
Leading by example in a public goods experiment with heterogeneity and incomplete information
Levati, M. Vittoria; Sutter, Matthias; Heijden, Eline … - Max-Planck-Institut für Ökonomik, Max-Planck-Gesellschaft - 2005
We study the effects of leadership on the private provision of a public good when group members are heterogeneously … endowed. Leadership is implemented as a sequential public goods game where one group member contributes first and all the … of homogeneous endowments. Leadership is almost ineffective, though, if subjects do not know the distribution of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005765140
Cover Image
Leading by example with and without exclusion power in voluntary contribution experiments
Güth, Werner; Levati, M. Vittoria; Sutter, Matthias; … - Max-Planck-Institut für Ökonomik, Max-Planck-Gesellschaft - 2006
We examine the effects of leading by example in voluntary contribution experiments. Leadership is implemented by … letting one group member contribute to the public good before followers do. Such leadership increases contributions in … granting the leader exclusion power. Whether leadership is fixed or rotating among group members has no significant influence …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005765151
Cover Image
The dos and don'ts of leadership in sequential public goods experiments
Rivas, Maria Fernanda; Sutter, Matthias - Institut für Finanzwissenschaft, Fakultät für … - 2008
We study the effects of leadership in the provision of public goods by examining (i) the relative importance of reward … and punishment as leadership devices, (ii) whether endogenous leadership is more efficient than exogenously enforced … leadership, and (iii) whether leaders contributing last, instead of first, also increase contributions. The experimental results …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005125289
Cover Image
The Determinants of Managerial Decisions Under Risk
Kocher, Martin G.; Pogrebna, Ganna; Sutter, Matthias - Institut für Finanzwissenschaft, Fakultät für …
In hierarchical organizations the role of a team leader often requires making decisions which do not necessarily coincide with the majority opinion of the team. However, these decisions are final and binding for all team members. We study experimentally why, and under which conditions, leaders...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005427653
Cover Image
Leading by example with and without exclusionpower in voluntary contribution experiments
Güth, Werner; Levati, M. Vittoria; Sutter, Matthias; … - Max-Planck-Institut für Ökonomik <Jena> / Abteilung … - 2006
We examine the effects of leading by example in voluntary contributionexperiments. Leadership is implemented by letting …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005866642
Cover Image
Leadership and cooperation in public goodsexperiments
Güth, Werner; Levati, M. Vittoria; Sutter, Matthias; … - Max-Planck-Institut für Ökonomik <Jena> / Abteilung … - 2004
Leadership is important for the well-functioning of organizations. Weexamine the effects of leadership on contributions … in public goods experiments.Leadership by example is implemented by letting one groupmember contribute to the public good …, especially so when it goes along with authority,which we implement by granting the leader ostracism power.Whether leadership is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005866773
Cover Image
Leading by example in a public goods experiment with heterogeneity and incomplete information
Levati, Maria Vittoria; Sutter, Matthias; Heijden, … - Max-Planck-Institut für Ökonomik <Jena> - Abteilung … - 2005
We study the effects of leadership on the private provision of a public good when group members are heterogeneously … endowed. Leadership is implemented as a sequential public goods game where one group member contributes first and all the … of homogeneous endowments. Leadership is almost ineffective, though, if subjects do not know the distribution of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005866855