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This paper estimates the effect of the individual incentives teachers face in a teacher-based value-added merit pay tournament on student achievement. We first build an illustrative model in which teachers use proximity to an award threshold to update their information about their own ability,...
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Motivation as a meaningful construct is a desire to satisfy a certain want and is a central pillar at the workplace …‑ place. In this study, we examine the relationship between job motivation factors and performance among teachers of basic … system as signifcant factors in determining teacher's motivation in the municipality. Thus, these motivation factors were …
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This study aims to determine the effect of work environment, compensation, and motivation on teacher performance in … study show that: (1) there is a positive and significant influence between the work environment on motivation, (2) there is … an influence between compensation and motivation, and (3) there is a positive and significant influence on the work …
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We conduct a field experiment in a controlled work environment to investigate the effect of motivational talk and its interaction with monetary incentives. We find that motivational talk significantly improves performance only if it is accompanied by performance pay. Moreover, performance pay...
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We conducted a field experiment in a controlled work environment to investigate the effect of motivational talk and its interaction with monetary incentives. We find that motivational talk significantly improves performance only when accompanied by performance pay. Moreover, performance pay...
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This work contributes to the literature demonstrating an important role for psychological traits in labor market decisions. We show that West German workers with an internal locus of control sort into jobs with performance appraisals. Appraisals provide workers who believe they control their...
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This work contributes to the literature demonstrating an important role for psychological traits in labor market decisions. We show that West German workers with an internal locus of control sort into jobs with performance appraisals. Appraisals provide workers who believe they control their...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011571903
How does pay-for-performance (P4P) impact productivity, multitasking, and the composition of workers in mission-oriented jobs? These are central issues in sectors like education or healthcare. We conduct a laboratory experiment, manipulating compensation and mission, to answer these questions....
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How does pay-for-performance (P4P) impact productivity, multitasking, and the composition of workers in mission-oriented jobs? These are central issues in sectors like education or healthcare. We conduct a laboratory experiment, manipulating compensation and mission, to answer these questions....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011881546