Mission of the Company, Prosocial Attitudes and Job Preferences: A Discrete Choice Experiment

Arjan Non (), Ingrid M.T. Rohde (), Andries de Grip and Thomas Dohmen
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Arjan Non: Erasmus University Rotterdam
Ingrid M.T. Rohde: Istanbul Bilgi University

No 14836, IZA Discussion Papers from Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

Abstract: We conduct a discrete choice experiment to investigate how the mission of high-tech companies affects job attractiveness and contributes to self-selection of science and engineering graduates who differ in 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.

Keywords: discrete choice experiment; sorting; mission of the company; job characteristics; social preferences (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J81 J82 M52 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 55 pages
Date: 2021-11
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Published - published in: Labour Economics, 74, 2022, 102087

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