A simple microfoundation for the utilization of fragmentation indexes to measure the performance of a team

We propose a simple non-cooperative game model in which two fragmented teams compete to increase their performance. The theoretical framework is based on the theory of conflict. We show that, depending on the value of a parameter in the model, the power of the competing teams may be expressed as a f...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Economics letters 2012-09, Vol.116 (3), p.491-493
Main Authors: Le Maux, Benoit, Rocaboy, Yvon
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Best-shot index
Conflict
Conflict theory
Contest success function
Economic models
Economics and Finance
Fragmentation
Game theory
Group performance
Herfindahl–Hirschman index
Humanities and Social Sciences
Laakso–Taagepera index
Performance evaluation
Size of enterprise
Studies
Teams
Voting behaviour
Weakest-link index
Citations: Items that this one cites
Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:We propose a simple non-cooperative game model in which two fragmented teams compete to increase their performance. The theoretical framework is based on the theory of conflict. We show that, depending on the value of a parameter in the model, the power of the competing teams may be expressed as a function of well-known fragmentation indexes: the Herfindahl–Hirschman index, the Laakso–Taagepera index, the best-shot index and the weakest-link index. ► We model two teams which compete to increase their performance. ► We examine the impact of fragmentation on the performance of the teams. ► A team’s performance is expressed as a function of well-known fragmentation indexes.
ISSN:0165-1765
1873-7374
DOI:10.1016/j.econlet.2012.04.057