Legitimacy of Control

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Legitimacy of Control

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Wendelin Schnedler () (University of Heidelberg, Department of Economics)
Radovan Vadovic (ITAM Mexico City, Department of Economics)

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Abstract

What is the motivational effect of imposing a minimum effort require- ment? Agents may no longer exert voluntary effort but merely meet the requirement. Here, we examine how such hidden costs of control change when control is considered legitimate. We study a principal- agent model where control signals the expectations of the principal and the agent meets these expectations because he is guilt-averse. We conjecture that control is more likely to be considered legitimate (i) if it is not exclusively aimed at a specifc agent or (ii) if it protects the endowment of the principal. Given the conjecture, the model predicts that hidden costs are lower when one of the two conditions is met. We experimentally test these predictions and find them confirmed.

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Length: 27 pages
Date of creation: Aug 2007
Date of revision: Aug 2007
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- Wendelin Schnedler & Radovan Vadovic, 2007. "Legitimacy of Control," IZA Discussion Papers 3013, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA). [Downloadable!]
- Wendelin Schnedler & Radovan Vadovic, 2007. "Legitimacy of Control," The Centre for Market and Public Organisation 07/178, Department of Economics, University of Bristol, UK. [Downloadable!]
- Schnedler, Wendelin & Vadovic, Radovan, 2007. "Legitimacy of Control," Sonderforschungsbereich 504 Publications 07-61, Sonderforschungsbereich 504, Universität Mannheim & Sonderforschungsbereich 504, University of Mannheim. [Downloadable!]

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NEP-ALL-2007-09-16 (All new papers)
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Paul Grout & Wendelin Schnedler, 2008. "Non-Profit Organizations in a Bureaucratic Environment," Working Papers 0474, University of Heidelberg, Department of Economics, revised Sep 2008. [Downloadable!]
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