Firms have discretion over task allocations, which may dampen employees' career prospects, and, hence, motivation. Task … assignments and worker motivation interact through the extent of labor market competition; that is, the possibility of moving to … another firm. More competition enhances motivation but decreases firms' incentives to assign workers to informative tasks. One …

as a wage determinant. We furthermore show that a promotion affects both intrinsic and extrinsic motivation significantly …, though in two different ways: An expected promotion increases extrinsic motivation whereas intrinsic motivation is highest … subsequent to a realized promotion. The relationship between extrinsic motivation and expected promotions implies that promotions …