Decisions on Extending Group Membership—Evidence from a Public Good Experiment
We experimentally compare the consequences for group cooperation of two decision mechanisms involving the extension of group membership. We analyze an exogenous decision (random draw) and an endogenous decision (made by a particular group member) mechanism to extend a temporary agent’s group members...
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| author | Christian Grund Christine Harbring Kirsten Thommes Katja Rebecca Tilkes |
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| description | We experimentally compare the consequences for group cooperation of two decision mechanisms involving the extension of group membership. We analyze an exogenous decision (random draw) and an endogenous decision (made by a particular group member) mechanism to extend a temporary agent’s group membership. Our results reveal that the prospect of group membership extension affects not only the temporary but also the permanent group members’ contributions with an endogenous mechanism. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b5f8c287094f48459692f4ca69cbc7dd2023-11-21T00:09:45ZengMDPI AGGames2073-43362020-12-011146110.3390/g11040061Decisions on Extending Group Membership—Evidence from a Public Good ExperimentChristian Grund0Christine Harbring1Kirsten Thommes2Katja Rebecca Tilkes3Chair of HRM and Personnel Economics, RWTH Aachen University, Templergraben 64, 52062 Aachen, GermanyChair of Organization, RWTH Aachen University, Templergraben 64, 52062 Aachen, GermanyChair of Business Administration esp. Organizational Behavior, Facility of Business, University of Paderborn, Warburger Str. 100, 33098 Paderborn, GermanyChair of HRM and Personnel Economics, RWTH Aachen University, Templergraben 64, 52062 Aachen, GermanyWe experimentally compare the consequences for group cooperation of two decision mechanisms involving the extension of group membership. We analyze an exogenous decision (random draw) and an endogenous decision (made by a particular group member) mechanism to extend a temporary agent’s group membership. Our results reveal that the prospect of group membership extension affects not only the temporary but also the permanent group members’ contributions with an endogenous mechanism.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4336/11/4/61cooperationpublic good gamegroup membershipexperiment |
| spellingShingle | Christian Grund Christine Harbring Kirsten Thommes Katja Rebecca Tilkes Decisions on Extending Group Membership—Evidence from a Public Good Experiment Games cooperation public good game group membership experiment |
| title | Decisions on Extending Group Membership—Evidence from a Public Good Experiment |
| title_full | Decisions on Extending Group Membership—Evidence from a Public Good Experiment |
| title_fullStr | Decisions on Extending Group Membership—Evidence from a Public Good Experiment |
| title_full_unstemmed | Decisions on Extending Group Membership—Evidence from a Public Good Experiment |
| title_short | Decisions on Extending Group Membership—Evidence from a Public Good Experiment |
| title_sort | decisions on extending group membership evidence from a public good experiment |
| topic | cooperation public good game group membership experiment |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4336/11/4/61 |
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