Using data on a sample of manufacturing establishments in Germany, we find that the use of self-managed teams is …

themselves have evaluated before. -- Subjective performance evaluation ; bias ; social ties ; team size ; favoritism …

We test the effectiveness of team incentives by running a natural field experiment in a retail chain of 193 shops and 1 … performance and relies on flexible task allocation among employees. On average, the team bonus increases sales and customer visits …

this incentive mechanism is reinvigorated after a management change - but only when the team is sufficiently homogenous …. Indeed, we find substantial evidence that coach replacements enhance team performance (only) in homogenous teams. Moreover …

importance of individual, team, and company performance for compensation, we find a significant positive relation between the … intensity of team incentives and several survey measures of cooperation. Moreover, higher powered team incentives are associated …

literature indicates little improvement in team performance when one coach replaces another. Equally, Head Coaches may have few … and quits are more common in Italy and Spain than in Germany and France, suggesting institutions may be important. We …

The performance of a work team commonly depends on the effort exerted by the team members as well as on the division of … tasks among them. However, when leaders assign tasks to team members, performance is usually not the only consideration …. Favouritism, employees' seniority, employees' preferences over tasks, and fairness considerations often play a role as well. Team …