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Multitask Agency

Multitask Agency is a principal-agent framework in which a single agent simultaneously performs multiple tasks of varying measurability, creating interdependencies and trade-offs that influence incentive design and effort allocation across responsibilities.

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2017–2026

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Publications

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Distortion and Risk in Optimal Incentive Contracts

George P. Baker · The Journal of Human Resources · 2002 · 486 citations

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Both Market and Hierarchy: An Incentive-System Theory of Hybrid Governance Forms

Richard Makadok, Russell Coff · Academy of Management Review · 2009 · 232 citations

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Multitask Agency and Contract Choice: An Empirical Exploration

Margaret E. Slade · International Economic Review · 1996 · 155 citations

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Organizational Design: Decision Rights and Incentive Contracts

Susan Athey, John Roberts · American Economic Review · 2001 · 152 citations

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Multitask agency problems: Focus and task clustering

Mathias Dewatripont, Ian Jewitt, Jean Tirole · European Economic Review · 2000 · 147 citations

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Authors

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  1. RM
    Richard Makadok

    Emory University, United States

    2 publications · 243 citations

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  2. CB
    Chong‐En Bai

    Tsinghua University, China

    2 publications · 100 citations

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  3. ZT
    Zhigang Tao

    University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR China

    2 publications · 100 citations

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  4. SA
    Susan Athey

    Stanford University, United States

    2 publications · 210 citations

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  5. RC
    Russell Coff

    Emory University, United States

    2 publications · 243 citations

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Institutions

44

  1. University of Toronto

    Toronto, Canada

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    149 citations

  2. University of Hong Kong

    Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    217 citations

  3. Emory University

    Atlanta, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    475 citations

  4. Duke University

    Durham, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    176 citations

  5. Pennsylvania State University

    State College, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    30 citations

  6. Jinan University

    Guangzhou, China

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    22 citations

  7. University at Albany, State University of New York

    Albany, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    38 citations

  8. Stanford University

    Stanford, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    152 citations

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Venues

  1. SSRN Electronic Journal

    Repository · 3 publications · 207 citations

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  2. Journal of Management Accounting Research

    JMAR · 2 publications · 74 citations

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  3. Journal of Economics & Management Strategy

    JEMS · 2 publications · 100 citations

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  4. American Economic Review

    2 publications · 190 citations

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  5. The RAND Journal of Economics

    2 publications · 88 citations

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