Optimism and profit-based incentives in cost stickiness: an experimental study

• Main Authors: Komang Ayu Krisnadewi, -, Noorlailie Soewarno, -
• Format: Article PeerReviewed
• Language: English; English; Indonesian
• Published: Physica-Verlag 2021
• Subjects: H Social Sciences; HD Industries. Land use. Labor; HD6977-7080 Cost and standard of living
• Online Access: https://repository.unair.ac.id/118841/1/NoorlailieS_Artikel-T108.pdf; https://repository.unair.ac.id/118841/2/NoorlailieS_Similarity-T108_Optimism-and-profit.pdf; https://repository.unair.ac.id/118841/3/NoorlailieS_KualitasKaril108.pdf; https://repository.unair.ac.id/118841/; https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00187-020-00309-w; https://doi.org/10.1007/s00187-020-00309-w
• Institution: Universitas Airlangga

This study aims to examine whether managerial optimism and profit-based incentives affect cost behavior asymmetry, especially cost stickiness. Differ from previous literature on cost stickiness, the researchers use an experimental 2 × 2 between-within subjects factorial design. This design allows us...