The behaviour of corporate actors: How much can we learn from the experimental literature?

Christoph Engel

Journal of Institutional Economics, 2010, vol. 6, issue 4, 445-475

Abstract: Much of socially relevant behaviour does not originate in isolated individuals. It is embedded in institutional arrangements. Embeddedness can be so pronounced that outsiders no longer focus on the judgement and decision making of individuals contributing to the course of action. Instead, they ascribe the behaviour to the institution, which they refer to as a corporate actor. This social practice makes it meaningful to compare isolated individuals and corporate actors undertaking the same tasks. This paper surveys the empirical literature on the question from experimental economics, social psychology, and organization science.

Date: 2010
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