An integrative framework of influences on behavior

Abstract

The goals of this chapter are (1) to introduce important theories and concepts which are employed in the discussion on the hypotheses of incentive and sorting effects in Chap. 4, (2) to introduce existing economic frameworks in order to get an overview of potential contingencies concerning incentive and sorting effects, and (3) to identify literature gaps in the observation of contingency variables and develop an integrative framework of variables under investigation in the experiment. The integrative framework guides the discussion on the experimental design in Chap. 3 particularly concerning environmental variables and is specified in Chaps. 4 and 5 particularly concerning individual variables. The three goals are addressed in the subsequent three sub-sections.