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Nice guys don't always finish last: succeeding in hierarchical\n organizations

2020/07/07 by Doron Klunover, Klunover, Doron
Business, Management and Accounting · Decision Sciences · Economics, Econometrics and Finance · Social Sciences · #Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies #FOS: Economics and business #Game Theory and Applications #Game Theory and Voting Systems #General Economics (econ.GN) #Human Resource and Talent Management #Organizational Change and Leadership

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2007.04435

openalex publication_date 2020/07/07 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28

Abstract

What are the chances of an ethical individual rising through the ranks of a\npolitical party or a corporation in the presence of unethical peers? To answer\nthis question, I consider a four-player two-stage elimination tournament, in\nwhich players are partitioned into those willing to be involved in sabotage\nbehavior and those who are not. I show that, under certain conditions, the\nlatter are more likely to win the tournament.\n

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