We use peer assessments as a tool to allocate joint profits in a real effort team experiment. We find that using this incentive mechanism reduces team performance. More specifically, we show that teams composed of fellows rather than strangers actually underperform in a context of peer...

We develop a model of team formation in which workers learn about their level of ability. We show that insufficient cooperation may arise as workers learn positively about their own skills. We then build a model for team managers and establish that their objectivity in assessing coworkers'...

La figura dell’uomo artigiano ha ricevuto negli ultimi anni una crescente attenzione da parte della ricerca socioeconomica internazionale. In questa nuova prospettiva di analisi, il saggio si propone di esaminare il suo effettivo contributo economico rispetto alla competitività dei settori...

This article is considered to be a landmark in both the academic and business literature regarding the Productivity Paradox. Starting with the previous research found in the specialized literature of some reference authors, this article intends to clarify the Productivity Paradox by labeling it...

Este estudio examina el impacto de la justicia organizativa (JO) sobre tres dimensiones identificadas por Seeman (1959) de la alienación laboral (AL): a saber, sentimientos de powerlessness o de impotencia en el trabajo, meaninglessness o falta de sentido y self-estrangement o desarraigo. Se...

The literature on Open Source phenomenon has revealed the crucial role played by both intrinsic and extrinsic motivations. However an analysis attempting to formally explore this interplay is still missing. In this paper, we try to fill the gap by introducing intrinsic motivations in standard...

Bis heute fehlen in der empirischen Forschung zum HR-Outsourcing umfangreiche verlaessliche Daten hinsichtlich der Nutzung von Personaldienstleistungen durch Unternehmen. Anhand der Auswertungen unserer Befragung von 1021 Unternehmen untersuchen wir die Charakteristika der Nachfrager nach...

Angesichts des demographischen Wandels gewinnen die Verlaengerung der Erwerbstaetigkeit und damit auch die Bedingungen fuer Neueinstellungen im letzten Drittel des Erwerbslebens an Bedeutung. Dieser Beitrag untersucht auf mikrooekonomischer Grundlage (IAB-Betriebspanel) betriebliche Merkmale,...

Growing diffusion of temporary agency work, in conjunction with the growing importance of human capital management, leads to the question who invests in the human capital of temporary agency workers. Therefore, we investigate the parties’ incentives to invest and review the small number of...