In this paper we present results from a large scale real effort experiment in an online labor market investigating the effect of performance pay and two common leadership techniques: Positive expectations and specific goals. We find that positive expectations have a significant negative effect...

This comprehensive and well-written book discusses what has happened in our economy during the past 100 years to shape today's labor market, and how that past will shape the labor market of the future. The book discusses trends through the year 2000, what careers will expand and decline (and how...