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specific public service motivation (PSM) is shaped. In our paper, we analyze how different degrees of inclusion in the public …
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Based on a unique case study-dataset, the paper analyses job satisfaction and public service motivation in Germany. A … appraisal interviews and productivity feedback as factors incorporating a positive significance in terms of job satisfaction. …
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). Agents differ in their motivation to exert social effort. Our model predicts that lowering incentives for selfish effort in …
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We develop a model where people differ in their altruistic preferences and can serve the public interest in two ways: by making donations to charity and by taking a public service job and exerting effort on the job. Our theory predicts that people who are more altruistic are more likely to take...
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whether their performance suffices to secure the output-based rewards. Performance feedback can reduce or eliminate such … with working time autonomy in the absence of feedback. A key feature of our design is that it allows for a clean … exogenous variation of performance certainty (i.e., by providing feedback), working time autonomy, productivity, effort costs …
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their public service motivation, as measured by their propensity to volunteer, using a representative sample of elderly …
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We provide evidence that promotion incentives influence the effort of public employees by studying China's system of promotions for teachers. Predictions from a tournament model of promotion are tested using retrospective panel data on primary and middle school teachers. Consistent with theory,...
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We conduct a field experiment in a Dutch retail chain of 122 stores to study the interaction between team incentives, team social cohesion, and team performance. Theory predicts that the effect of team incentives on team performance increases with the team's social cohesion, because social...
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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'...
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Incentives are supposed to increase effort, yet individuals react differently to incentives. We examine this heterogeneity by investigating how personal characteristics, preferences, and socio-economic background relate to incentives and performance in a real effort task. We analyze the...
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