The emergence of competition is a defining aspect of human nature and characterizes many important social environments … more actively in the team-building task …

publications in Wiley and Springer Nature journals at the cost of other journals. From that two related competition concerns emerge …

When managers have objectives beyond maximizing monetary profits, inefficiencies may arise. An increase in competition … competition shocks. We find that import competition leads to productivity increases in family-managed firms that are initially …

We analyze how the gender composition of teams affects team interactions. In an online experiment, we randomly assign … individuals to gender-homogenous or gender-mixed teams. Teams meet in an audio chat room and jointly work on a gender-neutral team … task. By design, effects on team performance can only work through communication. We find that all-male teams communicate …