The Logic of Collective Action

Olson, Mancur

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“…It is important to note here, that depending on the design of the management-byobjectives or teaching awards being used, they usually do not qualify as selective incentives because they fail to discriminate between those who contribute to the organization's (collective principal) interest and those who do not (Olson 1968). Besides, awards suit in many respects the scientific community (Frey and Neckermann 2008): they match well with ideological restrictions and are advantageous in comparison to other monitoring and control mechanisms with regard to feasibility.…”

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The impacts of new governance on teaching at German universities. Findings from a national survey

Wilkesmann

Schmid

2011

High Educ

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In this article we will present findings from a national survey questioning the actual impact of the new governance structures at German universities on academic teaching. To begin with, we give a theoretical underpinning to the economization of higher education institutions (HEIs) according to Principal-Agent Theory. This allows for the development of hypotheses about the influence of new selective incentives (merit pay, performance-related budgeting, Management by Objectives, teaching awards) on the professors' academic teaching behavior. Instructed by critical considerations on PrincipalAgent Theory we extended the axiomatics of this economic theory by incorporating concepts like work task motivation and academic socialization for a supposedly more comprehensive explanation. Data from a nationwide German survey allows us then to test our theory-driven assumptions. Our target population was the entire collectivity of all professors at German universities from which we could draft a sample 8,000 individuals. An estimation of four different OLS-regression models shows that the hypotheses derived from Principal-Agent Theory must be rejected whereas the hypotheses based on motivational aspects and socialization processes can be confirmed. Based on our analysis we can conclude that for the status quo of implementation there are no direct influences of new selective incentives on the actual teaching performance whereas we have strong indications for altered mechanisms of enculturation in the field of universities. New Public Management (NPM) seems to produce a new breed of professors whose preferences and practice are conditioned by the imperatives evoked by this new managerialism.

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The impacts of new governance on teaching at German universities. Findings from a national survey

Wilkesmann

Schmid

2011

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“…Based on these arguments, Olson [17] comes to the conclusion that every group or organization is seeking to ensure some kind of collective good. The acquisition of this collective good is beneficial for all members of the group.…”

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“Let׳s do it ourselves” Individual motivations for investing in renewables at community level

Dóci

Vasileiadou²

2015

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

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a b s t r a c tRenewable energy communities have multiplied the last years in many countries, even in contexts that the structural conditions are not favorable. The paper analyses individual motivations for partaking in local renewable projects and generating energy jointly in an investment community, in order to inform policy debates on how to support such communities. To do so, we applied a socio-psychological approach for studying renewable energy communities in Germany and the Netherlands. Our results show that mainly gain (such as decreasing energy costs) and normative (such as addressing climate change) considerations played a role in the decision, but in the background hedonic motivations were also present, such as having fun and integrating in a community. Each of the groups examined emerged in already existing strong communities, where trust was relatively high, which seems to be an important condition for the realization of local energy projects. Consequently, we argue that tailor-made incentives addressing the different types of motivations can be more effective for the support and spread of renewable energy communities.

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“…This is about six hectares smaller than the average P3A group size reported in Table 1. I expect that these variables would be negatively related to WUA activity, as smaller groups should mobilize more easily (Olson, 1965).…”

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“…Second, group size and clearly defined boundaries also shape the ability of groups to be successful (Fujiie et al, 2005;Olson, 1965;Tang, 1992). In general, though, these characteristics are held constant among the three districts.…”

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Building Participatory Organizations for Common Pool Resource Management: Water User Group Promotion in Indonesia

Ricks

2016

World Development

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States are increasingly striving to create participatory local organizations for joint management of common pool resources. What local conditions determine success of such state efforts? What effect do these efforts have? Drawing on controlled comparisons between three districts in Indonesia and an original survey of 92 water user groups, I demonstrate that local political contexts condition the effectiveness of participatory irrigation policies. When irrigation is politically salient, local politicians pressure bureaucrats to better engage with farmers. The data also show that training programs are not as effective at increasing water user organization activity as frequent contact between bureaucrats and farmers.

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The Logic of Collective Action

Cited by 1,891 publications

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The impacts of new governance on teaching at German universities. Findings from a national survey

The impacts of new governance on teaching at German universities. Findings from a national survey

“Let׳s do it ourselves” Individual motivations for investing in renewables at community level

Building Participatory Organizations for Common Pool Resource Management: Water User Group Promotion in Indonesia

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