%0 Report %A Non, Arjan %A Rohde, Ingrid M.T. %A Grip, Andries de %A Dohmen, Thomas %T Mission of the Company, Prosocial Attitudes and Job Preferences: A Discrete Choice Experiment %D 2021 %8 2021 Nov %I Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) %C Bonn %7 IZA Discussion Paper %N 14836 %U https://www.iza.org/index.php/publications/dp14836 %X We conduct a discrete choice experiment to investigate how the mission of high-tech companies affects job attractiveness and contributes to self-selection of science and engineering graduates who differ in prosocial attitudes. We characterize mission by whether or not the company combines its profit motive with a mission on innovation or corporate social responsibility (CSR). Furthermore, we vary job design (e.g. autonomy) and contractible job attributes (e.g. job security). We find that companies with a mission on innovation or CSR are considered more attractive. Women and individuals who are more altruistic and less competitive feel particularly attracted to such companies. %K discrete choice experiment %K sorting %K mission of the company %K job characteristics %K social preferences