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More effort with less pay : on information avoidance, belief design and performance
Huck, Steffen; Szech, Nora; Wenner, Lukas M. - 2015 - June 2015, revised September 2015
In a tedious real effort task, subjects know that their piece rate is either low or ten times higher. When subjects are informed about their piece rate realization, they adapt their performance. One third of subjects nevertheless forego this instrumental information when given the choice - and...
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More effort with less pay : on information avoidance, optimistic beliefs, and performance
Huck, Steffen; Szech, Nora; Wenner, Lukas M. - 2017
Recent behavioral models argue in favor of avoidance of instrumental information. We explore the role of information avoidance in a real-effort setting. Our experiment offers three main results. First, we confirm that preferences for avoidance of instrumental information exist, studying...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011751477
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The efficacy of tournaments for non-routine team tasks
Englmaier, Florian; Grimm, Stefan; Grothe, Dominik; … - 2023
Tournaments are often used to improve performance in innovation contexts. Tournaments provide monetary incentives but also render teams' identity and image concerns salient. We study the effects of tournaments on team performance in a non-routine task and identify the importance of these...
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The motivational cost of inequality : pay gaps reduce the willingness to pursue rewards
Gesiarz, Filip; De Neve, Jan-Emmanuel; Sharot, Tali - 2019
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012180902
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Mapping general practitioners' motivation : it is not all about the money
Yordanov, Dimitar; Oxholm, Anne Sophie; Gyrd-Hansen, Dorte - 2022
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014240033
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Material incentive motivation and working memory performance of kindergartners : a large-scale randomized controlled trial
Warabud Suppalarkbunlue; Sartja Duangchaiyoosook; … - 2022
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013431604
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Gender differences in response to big stakes
Azmat, Ghazala; Calsamiglia, Caterina; Iriberri, Nagore - 2014
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010464918
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Employee wellbeing, productivity and firm performance
Krekel, Christian; Ward, George; De Neve, Jan-Emmanuel - 2019
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011986405
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Leadership styles and labor-market conditions
Dur, Robert A. J.; Kvaloy, Ola; Schöttner, Anja - 2021
social preferences. In a single-period setting, only moderately altruistic leaders use praise as a motivation tool, whereas …
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Reforming an institutional culture of corruption : a model of motivated agents and collective reputation
Valasek, Justin - 2015
difficultly of selecting workers whose motivation is aligned with the mission of the institution -- in direct contrast to evidence …-wage argument, empirical evidence from developing countries suggests that motivation is weakly increasing in wages. This paper …-wage equilibrium. Importantly, the comparative statics of motivation and wage differ between the equilibria: starting from low …
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