| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 960633 | Journal of Financial Economics | 2006 | 25 Pages |
Abstract
We develop a model of a two-division firm in which the “strong” division has, on average, higher quality investment opportunities than the “weak” division. We show that, in the presence of agency and information problems, optimal effort incentives are less powerful and thus managerial effort is lower in the strong division. This leads the firm to bias its project selection policy against the strong division. The selection bias is more severe when there is a larger spread in the average quality of investment opportunities between the two divisions.
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Authors
Antonio E. Bernardo, Jiang Luo, James J.D. Wang,