Additional reading and sources mentioned in the lectures
Lecture 1: Introduction: Corporate Governance, Decision Rights and Conflicts in the Firm
Book Chapters
Douma, S., Schreuder, H., Economic Approaches to Organizations, 5th ed., Pearson, chpt 1.
Brickley, J., Smith, C., Zimmmerman, J., Managerial Economics and Organizational Architecture, McGraw Hill, 5th ed. Chpts 10-13.
Articles
Garvin, D., How Google Sold Its Engineers on Management, Harvard Business Review, December 2013.
Downloadable at LINK
Ariely, D., Kamenica, E., Prelec, D., Man’s search for meaning: The case of Legos. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization 67, 2008: 671–677.
Downloadable at LINK
Lecture 2: Incentive Pay
Book Chapters
Douma, S., Schreuder, H., Economic Approaches to Organizations, 5th ed., Pearson, chpt 7.
Brickley, J., Smith, C., Zimmmerman, J., Managerial Economics and Organizational Architecture, McGraw Hill, 5th ed. Chpt 15.
Articles
Prendergast, C., The Provision of Incentives in Firms, Journal of Economic Literature 37, 1999: 7-63.
Downloadable at LINK
Gabaix, X., Landier, A., Why Has CEO Pay Increased So Much? The Quarterly Journal of Economics 123, 2008:: 49-100..
Downloadable at LINK
Lecture 3: Attracting and Retaining Employees
Book Chapters
Brickley, J., Smith, C., Zimmmerman, J., Managerial Economics and Organizational Architecture, McGraw Hill, 5th ed. Chpt 14.
Lecture 4: Motivation
Book Chapters
Camerer, C., Malmendier, U., Behavioral Economics of Organizations, in: P. Diamond and H. Vartiainen (eds.), Behavioral Economics and Its Applications, Princeton UP, 2007: 235-281 Downloadable at LINK
Articles
Kreps, D., Intrinsic Motivation and Extrinsic Incentives, American Economic Review 87, Paper and Proceedings, 1997: 359-364
Downloadable at JSTOR LINK (free on campus), See also this LINK
Akerlof, G., Kranton, R., Identity and the Economics of Organizations, Journal of Economic Perspectives 19(1): 9-32.
Downloadable at free AER LINK (free on campus)