Non, A., Rohde, I., de Grip, A. and Dohmen, T. (2022). Mission of the company, prosocial attitudes and job preferences: A discrete choice experiment Labour Economics, 74.
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Publication year2022
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JournalLabour Economics
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.