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Wir analysieren die Entscheidungssituation eines Jungunternehmers, der die Nachfolge eines mittelständischen Altunternehmers als Eigentümer und Geschäftsführer antreten möchte. Zu diesem Zweck unterbreitet der Jungunternehmer dem Senior ein Übernahmeangebot, wobei der Jungunternehmer...
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In this paper we report on a principal-agent experiment where the principal can choose whether to rely on an unenforcable bonus contract or to combine the bonus contract with a fine if the agent's effort falls below a minimum standard. We show that most principals do not use the fine and that...
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We show experimentally that fairness concerns may have a decisive impact on the actual and optimal choice of contracts in a moral hazard context. Bonus contracts that offer a voluntary and unenforceable bonus for satisfactory performance provide powerful incentives and are superior to explicit...
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contracts in a moral hazard context. Explicit incentive contracts that are optimal according to self-interest theory become …
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