Template-type: ReDif-Paper 1.0
Author-Name: Non, Arjan
Author-workplace-name: Macro, International & Labour Economics, RS: GSBE other - not theme-related research
Author-Name: Rohde, Ingrid
Author-Name: de Grip, Andries
Author-workplace-name: RS: GSBE Theme Learning and Work, RS: SBE - MACIMIDE, Research Centre for Educ and Labour Mark
Author-Name: Dohmen, Thomas
Author-workplace-name: RS: GSBE other - not theme-related research, Macro, International & Labour Economics
Title: Mission of the company, prosocial attitudes and job preferences: a discrete choice experiment
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. 
Classification-JEL: j81,j82,m52
Series: GSBE Research Memoranda
Creation-Date: 20190711
Number: 020
File-URL: https://cris.maastrichtuniversity.nl/ws/files/35328753/RM19020.pdf
File-Format: application/pdf
File-Size: 1195046
Handle: Repec:unm:umagsb:2019020
DOI: 10.26481/umagsb.2019020