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Cooper, David J. and Sutter, Matthias ORCID: 0000-0002-6143-8706 (2018). Endogenous Role Assignment and Team Performance. Int. Econ. Rev., 59 (3). S. 1547 - 1570. HOBOKEN: WILEY. ISSN 1468-2354

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Abstract

We study how the mechanism used for assigning roles within teams affects team performance. Subjects play the takeover game in buyer-seller teams. Understanding optimal play is demanding for buyers and trivial for sellers, so teams should perform better if the buyer is the abler teammate. When teammates are allowed to jointly choose their roles, abler teammates tend to become buyers, but this is more than offset by disruptions to the learning process. We examine two potential sources for the latter effect and find that endogenous role assignment has a negative psychological and emotional effect on buyers.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Cooper, David J. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Sutter, Matthias UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0002-6143-8706 UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-177244
DOI:	10.1111/iere.12313
Journal or Publication Title:	Int. Econ. Rev.
Volume:	59
Number:	3
Page Range:	S. 1547 - 1570
Date:	2018
Publisher:	WILEY
Place of Publication:	HOBOKEN
ISSN:	1468-2354
Language:	English
Faculty:	Faculty of Management, Economy and Social Sciences
Divisions:	Center of Excellence C-SEB
Subjects:	Economics
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language DECISION-MAKING; GROUP-BEHAVIOR; WINNERS CURSE; 2 HEADS; GAMES; PLAY Multiple languages Economics Multiple languages
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/17724