Kosfeld, Michael; Neckermann, Susanne - In: American Economic Journal: Microeconomics 3 (2011) 3, pp. 86-99
We study the impact of status and social recognition on worker performance in a field experiment. In collaboration with … treatment were offered a congratulatory card honoring the best performance. The award was purely symbolic to ensure that any … on average. The results provide strong evidence for the motivating power of status and social recognition in labor …