This paper investigates the effects of managerial incentives on favoritism in promotion decisions. First, we theoretically show that favoritism leads to a lower quality of promotion decisions and in turn lower efforts. But the effect can be mitigated by pay-for-performance incentives for...

This book thoroughly explores the characteristics and importance of bank CEOs against the backdrop of growing awareness of the social implications of CEO behavior for the performance and stability of the financial and economic system. After an introductory section on the relevance of CEOs in the...

This book thoroughly explores the characteristics and importance of bank CEOs against the backdrop of growing awareness of the social implications of CEO behavior for the performance and stability of the financial and economic system. After an introductory section on the relevance of CEOs in the...

Entscheidungstheoretische Grundlagen -- Kriterien und Modelle der subjektiven Nutzenmaximierung bei Risiko -- Überblick und theoretische Einordnung -- Pareto-effiziente und Anreizkompatible Erfolgsteilung: Grundzusammenhänge -- Pareto-effiziente Erfolgsteilung -- Anreizkompatible...

We examine the association between managers' expertise and their discretionary bonus decisions in a hospital setting. We hypothesize that high-expertise managers make decisions that encourage cooperation among their subordinates. However, low-expertise managers cannot do so because their lower...