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The Effect of Noise in a Performance Measure on Work Motivation

Sloof, Randolph; Praag, C. Mirjam van - Tinbergen Instituut - 2008

This paper reports the results of an individual real effort laboratory experiment where subjects are paid for measured … expectancy theory; noisier performance measures do not lower work motivation.<P>This discussion paper has resulted in a …

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On the Role of Pre-Determined Rules for HRM Policies

Martinez, Silvia Dominguez; Swank, Otto H. - Tinbergen Instituut - 2011

a model in which HRM decisions affect employees' self-images and thereby their motivation. We show that in the absence … of written rules, managers are too reluctant (1) to differentiate between employees on the basis of their abilities, and …

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Performance Measurement, Expectancy and Agency Theory: An Experimental Study

Sloof, Randolph; Praag, Mirjam van - Tinbergen Instituut - 2007

for noisier performance measures. We conduct a real effort laboratory experiment and find that effort levels are invariant …

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Risk, Uncertainty and Entrepreneurship: Evidence From a Lab-in-the-Field Experiment

Koudstaal, Martin; Sloof, Randolph; Praag, Mirjam van - Tinbergen Instituut - 2014

perform a large ‘lab-in-the-field’ experiment comparing entrepreneurs to managers – a suitable comparison group – and … employees (n = 2288). The results indicate that entrepreneurs perceive themselves as less risk averse than managers and …

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Does the Wage Tax System cause Budget Deficits?

Riedl, Arno; Winden, Frans A.A.M. van - Tinbergen Instituut - 2000

This discussion paper led to a publication in <A href="http://www.springerlink.com/content/n3w45lxj307m883m/">'Public Choice'</A> 109(3-4) 371-94.<P>In this paper we investigate experimentally the functioning of a wage tax financed unemployment benefit system on the development of the budget deficit, unemployment, and some other indicators of economic performance...</p></a>

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Monitoring and Pay: An Experiment on Employee Performance under Endogenous Supervision

Dittrich, Dennis; Kocher, Martin G. - Tinbergen Instituut - 2006

maximization problem of the firm. As a result, monitoring and pay should be complements. In our experiment, between and within …

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The Behavioral Impact of Emotions in a Power to take Game: An Experimental Study

Bosman, Ronald; Winden, Frans A.A.M. van - Tinbergen Instituut - 1999

-making experiment preceding the take game. The gameconsists of two stages. In the first stage, the take authority decides howmuch income …-69, as: 'Emotional Hazard in a Power-to-Take Experiment'. …

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Peers at Work: From the Field to the Lab

Veldhuizen, Roel van; Oosterbeek, Hessel; Sonnemans, Joep - Tinbergen Instituut - 2014

riding. In this paper we report an attempt to reproduce the findings of Mas and Moretti in a lab experiment. Lab experiments … colleagues whom they observe. Although the subjects in our experiment are aware of the productivity of others and although there …

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Social Comparison and Risky Choices

Linde, Jona; Sonnemans, Joep - Tinbergen Instituut - 2009

risky choices is explored in an experiment in which participants make a series of choices between lotteries with only …

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Errors in Judicial Decisions

Sonnemans, Joep; Dijk, Frans van - Tinbergen Instituut - 2008

verdict. In this experiment we examine the relationship between evidence of which the strength is known, subjective …

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