This paper examines image motivationthe desire to be liked and well-regarded by others as a driver in prosocial behavior (doing good), and asks whether extrinsic monetary incentives (doing well) have a detrimental effect on prosocial behavior due to crowding out of image motivation. By...

Wer geerbt hat oder anderweitig zu mehr Geld gekommen ist, als er selbst dringend benötigt, ist mit Themen konfrontiert, die über die Geldanlage weit hinausgehen. Grosse Ideen wechseln sich ab mit ebenso grosser Ratlosigkeit. In dieser Situation geht das Buch Besser spenden! die wichtigsten...

This experimental study asks whether generosity decreases emotional distance, a question pertinent to human service quality. Highly vulnerable service recipients may not enforce quality standards. Quality can then be viewed as an act of generosity, a gift from the provider to the recipient. For...

This paper experimentally examines image motivation the desire to be liked and well-regarded by others as a driver in prosocial behavior (doing good), and asks whether extrinsic monetary incentives (doing well) have a detrimental effect on prosocial behavior due to crowding out of image...