these two schemes arise in a unified framework. -- Sabotage ; Tournament ; Fast track ; Late selection …This paper explores the consequences of sabotage for the design of incentive contracts. The possibility of sabotage … the mere possibility of sabotage may make it impossible to implement the first-best effort, and then offer two distinct …

tournament system induces a higher total output than the optimum premium system. This result occurs because a promotion regime …

This paper examines a two-period tournament where agents may possibly engage in destructive sabotage activities. Under … plausible circumstances, sabotage proves to be an effective tool for low-ability agents, especially when they are faced with … high-ability agents. The possibility of sabotage then gives rise to a dynamic concern, similar to the Ratchet effect …

the presence of tournament incentives, agents react reciprocally to higher wages, which mitigates the sabotage problem …Although relative performance schemes are pervasive in organizations reliable empirical data on induced sabotage … behavior is almost non-existent. We study sabotage in tournaments in a controlled laboratory experiment and are able to confirm …

This paper studies sabotage in tournaments with at least three contestants, where the contestants know each other well …. Every contestant has an incentive to direct sabotage specifically against his most dangerous rival. In equilibrium … victims of mobbing are sometimes found to be overachieving. Further, sabotage equalizes promotion chances. The effect is most …