We develop a model in which the principal and the agent share private information about the value of the agent for a multi-agent organization. The principal can disclose private information and make public the relative standing or status of all agents in the organization. We study whether it is...

The article seeks to: a) critique existing academic thought on economics of incentives and contracts, b) analyze the impact of Equity-Based Incentives (EBIs) on risk and vice versa; c) show how EBIs cause information assymmetry,and vice versa.The use of EBIs and incentives are heavily influenced...