-leisure self-control problem. We externally induce the goal bracket - daily goals or a weekly goal - and within that bracket let … externally enforced commitment that requires subjects to spend less than a minute each day on the task to get started working …

causal effects of goal setting for college students. We report the results of two field experiments that involved almost four …: overconfidence and uncertainty about performance. Since task-based goal setting is low-cost, scaleable and logistically simple, we …

-control. Compared to naïfs, sophisticates have higher IQs, better educated parents, and are more likely to take up commitment devices …

mission-oriented organizations is important to explain empirical findings of lower wages and high motivation in the latter …. -- motivation ; effort provision ; contract choice ; sorting ; lab experiment …

specific public service motivation (PSM) is shaped. In our paper, we analyze how different degrees of inclusion in the public …

maximizing shareholders to pick a manager who pursues this goal. We show in a formal model and in a series of lab experiments … that choosing a manager who has a preference to spend resources for social causes can increase employee motivation. In turn …, ex-post losses in shareholder value may be offset by ex-ante gains in performance through higher employee motivation. …

relatedness as preconditions for motivation, we are the first to explore the determinants of work meaningfulness. Specifically …

We are investigating the relationship between individual and job-related characteristics and the motivation of …,000 temporary agency workers, a subjective motivation appraisal is provided by the respective direct manager within the hiring … motivation of temporary agency workers. Women in temporary agency work demonstrate a higher degree of motivation than men …