Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0
Title: Mission of the company, prosocial attitudes and job preferences: a discrete choice experiment
Author-Name: Arjan Non
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Author-Name: Ingrid Rohde
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Author-Name: Andries de Grip
Author-Email: a.degrip@maastrichtuniversity.nl
Author-Name: Thomas Dohmen
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Classification-JEL:  J81, J82, M52
Keywords: Mission of the company, sorting, discrete choice experiment, job characteristics, social preferences disclosure

Abstract: We conduct a discrete choice experiment to investigate how the mission of high-tech companies
affects job attractiveness and induces self-selection of science and engineering graduates with
respect to their prosocial attitudes. We characterize mission by whether or not the company
combines its profit motive with a mission on innovation or corporate social responsibility (CSR).
Furthermore, we vary job design (e.g. autonomy) and contractible job attributes (e.g. job security).
We find that companies with a mission on innovation or CSR are considered more attractive.
Women and individuals who are more altruistic and less competitive feel particularly attracted to
such companies.


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Length: 37
Creation-Date: 2019-06
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File-URL: https://www.crctr224.de/research/discussion-papers/archive/dp100
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Handle: RePEc:bon:boncrc:CRCTR224_2019_100