Rational Ine±ciencies
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چکیده
In this paper, we suggest that ine±ciency may be an indirect, onthe-job compensation to agents in an organization. We show how to use actual production data to reveal the trade-o®s between di®erent ine±ciencies (slacks). Moreover, we discuss how to use this to improve decision making and incentive provisions in organizations.
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