Empirical studies of the principal-agent relationship find that extrinsic incentives work in many instances, linking … drive to work to master a skill or to improve one's self image, is thought to be the key to whether incentives work or not …. If the incentives crowd-out intrinsic motivation, and the effect is large enough, the net motivational effect on effort …

We analyze the effects of synergies from horizontal mergers on managerial incentives. In contrast to synergies … after a merger. We show that synergies suppress managerial incentives within the non-merging firms, whereas the effect on … defense in merger control. -- Managerial Incentives ; Horizontal Mergers ; Antitrust ; Productive Efficiency Gains ; Synergies …