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An experiment on cooperation in ongoing organizations

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  • Xu, Xue

    (Tilburg University, School of Economics and Management)

  • Potters, Jan

    (Tilburg University, School of Economics and Management)

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We study experimentally whether an overlapping membership structure affects the incentives of short-lived organizational members. We compare organizations in which one member is replaced per time period to organizations in which both members are replaced at the same time. We find at best weak support for the hypothesis that an overlapping membership structure is conducive to cooperation in ongoing organizations. Incoming members are sensitive to the organizational history when membership is overlapping, as they should according to the cooperative equilibrium, but this is not enough to substantially increase cooperation levels in the organization.
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  • Xu, Xue & Potters, Jan, 2018. "An experiment on cooperation in ongoing organizations," Other publications TiSEM 702bed95-24cb-49c0-ad61-f, Tilburg University, School of Economics and Management.
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    • C72 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Game Theory and Bargaining Theory - - - Noncooperative Games
    • C92 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Design of Experiments - - - Laboratory, Group Behavior
    • D23 - Microeconomics - - Production and Organizations - - - Organizational Behavior; Transaction Costs; Property Rights
    • L23 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Organization of Production

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