Authority and power permeate political, social, and economic life, but empirical knowledge about the motivational … origins and consequences of authority is limited. We study the motivation and incentive effects of authority experimentally in … an authority- delegation game. Individuals often retain authority even when its delegation is in their material interest …

Authority and power permeate political, social, and economic life, but empirical knowledge about the motivational … origins and consequences of authority is limited. We study the motivation and incentive effects of authority experimentally in … an authority-delegation game. Individuals often retain authority even when its delegation is in their material interest …

Authority and power permeate political, social, and economic life, but empirical knowledge about the motivational … origins and consequences of authority is limited. We study the motivation and incentive effects of authority experimentally in … an authority-delegation game. Individuals often retain authority even when its delegation is in their material interest …