This paper considers the optimal design of capital budgeting rules when the firm's capital budgeting process involves the interaction of top executives, with private information and stakeholders (e.g., employees) whose motivation and efforts affect the likelihood of the firm's success. In this...

We develop a model of a firm whose production process requires it to start and nurture a relationship with its stakeholders. Because there are spillover benefits associated with being associated with a "winner," the perceptions of stakeholders and potential stakeholders can affect firm value....