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Are 18 Holes Enough for Tiger Woods?

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This article addresses the selection problem in promotion tournaments. I consider a situation with heterogeneous employees and ask whether an employer might be interested in repeating a promotion tournament. On the one hand, this yields a reduction in uncertainty over the employees’ abilities. On the other hand, there are costs if a workplace stays vacant.

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  • Oliver Gürtler, 2006. "Are 18 Holes Enough for Tiger Woods?," Bulletin of Economic Research, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 58(3), pages 267-284, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:buecrs:v:58:y:2006:i:3:p:267-284
    DOI: 10.1111/j.0307-3378.2006.00244.x
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    JEL classification:

    • M51 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Personnel Economics - - - Firm Employment Decisions; Promotions
    • D82 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Asymmetric and Private Information; Mechanism Design

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