Organizations often empower employees at all levels to propose innovation ideas that rely on their first-hand knowledge of their standard task (i.e. employee-initiated innovation). Many, however, struggle with motivating employees to develop innovative ideas that may benefit the firm, especially...

This study explores the effects of subjective ex-post adjustments of objective performance in a tournament incentive contract including both rewards and penalties. We extend prior literature on the tradeoffs associated with subjectivity in performance evaluations by considering the effects of...

Organizations often introduce temporary incentive programs with a view of establishing long lasting behaviors. Monetary payoffs are awarded upon achievement of team goals, which measure the success of the initiative. In this study I explore whether and how organizational behavior modifications...