Performance ranks introduce a trade-off for workers. They have to choose between signaling high productivity or … incentives from private ranks do not affect productivity. But publicly-ranked workers reduce productivity to conform to their … productivity. The paper shows how inducing competition among workers may be counterproductive for firms. …

Performance ranks introduce a trade-off for workers. They have to choose between signaling high productivity or … incentives from private ranks do not affect productivity. But publicly-ranked workers reduce productivity to conform to their … productivity. The paper shows how inducing competition among workers may be counterproductive for firms …

Conflicts between management and workers are common and can have significant impacts on productivity. We study how … productivity of surviving workers. Moreover, it is specifically the firing of peers with whom workers had social connections …

Conflicts between management and workers are common and can have significant impacts on productivity. We study how … productivity of surviving workers. Moreover, it is specifically the firing of peers with whom workers had social connections …