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Theory of values
Georgiadis, Andreas; Manning, Alan - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2009
Economists have a well-developed theory of value but the theory of why people hold the values they do is rudimentary at best. In spite of the fact that it is common to argue that values are important, most work on values is normative and the positive theory of values is relatively under-...
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Life satisfaction and relative income: perceptions and evidence
Mayraz, Guy; Wagner, Gert G.; Schupp, Jürgen - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2009
Using a unique dataset we study both the actual and self-perceived relationship between subjective well-being and income comparisons against a wide range of potential comparison groups, enabling us to investigate a broader range of questions than in previous studies. In questions inserted into a...
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Is seniority-based pay used as a motivation device? Evidence from plant level data
Bayo-Moriones, Alberto; Galdon-Sanchez, Jose E.; Guell, Maia - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2004
the provision of incentives. Unlike previous papers, we use a direct measure of seniority-based pay as well as measures of … incentives. They are also less likely to invest in monitoring devices. We also find that firms that offer seniority-based pay are …
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Matchmaking: the influence of monitoring environments on the effectiveness of performance pay systems
Belfield, Richard; Marsden, David - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2002
This study uses cross-section and panel data from the 1998 Workplace Employee Relations Survey to explore contextual influences on the relationship between performance-related pay (PRP) and organizational performance. While it finds strong evidence that the use of PRP can enhance performance...
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Does performance pay de-motivate, and does it matter?
French, Stephen; Kubo, Katsuyuki; Marsden, David - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2001
The sheer scale and speed of the shift of payment system from time-based salaries to performancerelated pay, PRP, in the British public services provides a unique opportunity to test the effects of incentive pay schemes. This study is based on the first large scale survey designed to measure the...
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When pressure sinks performance: evidence from diving competitions
Garbi, Elni; Genakos, Christos; Pagliero, Mario - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2015
incentives to perform well. …
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Not all incentives wash out the warm glow: the case of blood donation revisited
Costa-i-Font, Joan; Jofre-Bonet, Mireia; Yen, Steven T. - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2012
) famously pointed out, providing monetary incentives to blood donors may crowd out blood supply as purely altruistic donors may … paper we examine how favouring different types of incentives are related to the likelihood of donating blood by exploiting a … and attitudes towards incentives. Our results show those who have donated are less likely to favour monetary rewards for …
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Risk taking and performance in multistage tournaments: evidence from weightlifting competitions
Genakos, Christos; Pagliero, Mario - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2009
ranking. Second, athletes systematically underperform when ranked closer to the top, despite higher incentives to perform well …
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Accounting for collective action: resource acquisition and mobilization in British unions
Willman, Paul; Bryson, Alex - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2006
The paper uses two data sources to map trends in resource availability for trade unions in Britain. Union resources exist on the one hand in the form of subscription income and accumulated assets shown in union accounts and, on the other, establishment level resources provided by employers and...
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Incentive pay systems and the management of human resources in France and Great Britain
Belfield, Richard; Benhamou, Salima; Marsden, David - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2007
managers are more conscious of the need for incentives to fit with work organisation. Industry-specific effects are also … incentives for profitsharing; and the network activities of industry employer organisations which have boosted diffusion of merit …
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