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This paper analyzes the effects of managerial discretion and some possible solutions in non-profit sector. It is shown how the traditional incentives’ mechanisms are modified in a non-profit setting. In particular, market, reputational and ideological incentives are considered. The analysis...
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Two types of intrinsically motivated workers are considered: "good" workers care about the mission of an organization, whereas "bad" workers derive pleasure from destructive behavior. While missionoriented organizations take advantage of the intrinsic motivation of good workers, they are more...
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Intrinsic motivation of workers may arise from different individual motives. While some workers care about the mission of an organization and derive an intrinsic benefit from advancing this mission ("good" workers), others derive pleasure from some form of destructive or anti-social behavior...
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Charitable donations are often made through intermediaries who can fund themselves from these same donations. Donors …
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We study with a sample of 1,070 primary school children, aged seven to eleven years, how altruism in a donation … theories of reciprocal altruism that provide a cornerstone to understand human social behavior. We find that higher risk … tolerance and patience in intertemporal choice increase, in general, the level of donations, albeit the effects are non …
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This study uses panel data on a sample of non-government organizations (NGOs) to estimate the factors that motivate donors to contribute to them. The results of empirical estimation suggest that a mix of conventional and tax factors influence donors. The results are consistent with the...
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intensive margins of donations, are of short duration and are limited to less than one year. This supports the prevalent …
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Charitable donations are often made through intermediaries who can fund themselves from these same donations. Donors …
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" of prosocial behavior to shed light on this trend, which reflects a complex interplay of genuine altruism, social or self …
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” of prosocial behavior to shed light on this trend, which reflects a complex interplay of genuine altruism, social or self …
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