管理评论 ›› 2021, Vol. 33 ›› Issue (2): 263-277.

• 组织与战略管理 • 上一篇    下一篇

打开柔性契约与代理人行为间的“薛定谔黑箱”——基于委托代理与契约参照点的竞争中介模型

陈梦龙1, 尹贻林1,2, 彭冯3   

  1. 1. 天津理工大学管理学院, 天津 300384;
    2. 天津大学管理与经济学部, 天津 300072;
    3. 天津房友工程咨询有限公司, 天津 300459
  • 收稿日期:2018-06-29 出版日期:2021-02-28 发布日期:2021-03-08
  • 通讯作者: 陈梦龙(通讯作者),天津理工大学管理学院博士研究生
  • 作者简介:尹贻林,天津理工大学管理学院、天津大学管理与经济学部教授,博士生导师,博士;彭冯,天津房友工程咨询有限公司企业发展部总经理,硕士。
  • 基金资助:
    国家自然科学基金面上项目(71472135);国家自然科学基金青年项目(71602144);天津市教委人文社会科学重大项目(2016JWZD22;2017JWZD15)。

Opening Schrödinger Black Box between Flexible Contracts and Behavior:——A Competitive Mediation Model Based on Principal-Agent and Contracts as Reference Points

Chen Menglong1, Yin Yilin1,2, Peng Feng3   

  1. 1. School of Management, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin 300384;
    2. College of Management and Economics, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072;
    3. Tianjin Fangyou Engineering Consultative Co., Ltd., Tianjin 300459
  • Received:2018-06-29 Online:2021-02-28 Published:2021-03-08

摘要: 对委托代理分析范式的拉卡多斯批判揭示,在柔性契约与代理人行为之间横亘着“薛定谔黑箱”。本研究放松了科斯式再谈判的辅助性假设,整合契约参照点与委托代理分析范式,构建了有调价冲突存在的竞争中介模型,以期揭示柔性契约与代理人行为之间存在的两条效应相反的作用路径。来自213份建设项目样本的实证结果表明:控制调价冲突后,柔性契约能够改善代理人行为;调价冲突负向中介了柔性契约与代理人行为改善的关系;柔性契约是代理人尽善履约的必要非充分条件。本研究为实践中科学使用柔性契约提供了理论指导与管理启示。

关键词: 柔性契约, 代理人行为, 调价冲突, 委托代理, 契约参照点

Abstract: The Lakatos' criticism of principal-agent analysis paradigm reveals that there exists a “Schrödinger black box” between flexible contracts and agents' behavior. The study loosens the auxiliary assumption of Coase-style renegotiation, and integrates the analytical paradigm of principal-agent and contract reference point to build a competitive mediation model with price adjustments conflict as the mediator to explore the two opposing mechanism of how flexible contracts affecting agents' behavior. Empirical test results based on 213 valid samples of construction project transactions show that first, controlling the price adjustments conflict, flexible contracts could improve agents' behavior; second, the price adjustments conflict plays a negative mediating role between flexible contracts and agents' behavior and; third, the flexible contracts is the necessary, but not sufficient, condition for improvement of agents' behavior. The findings of this study provide theoretical guidance and management implication for using the flexible contracts scientifically in practice.

Key words: flexible contracts, agents' behavior, price adjustments conflict, principal-agent, contract reference point