(observation of peers) and information about the payoff-maximizing effort level (coaching) as treatment variables. Presentation of … decisions of second movers were positively influenced (in terms of payoffs) by coaching when this information was presented …This paper uses experimental data to analyze how competitive behavior is influenced by coaching and peer observation …

Managers often use tournament incentive schemes which motivate workers to compete for the top, compete to avoid the … levels for three tournament incentive schemes: reward tournaments, punishment tournaments, and tournaments combining reward … reinforcement learning. …