First-place loving and last-place loathing: how rank in the distribution of performance affects effort provision

Rank-order relative-performance evaluation, in which pay, promotion and symbolic awards depend on the rank of workers in the distribution of performance, is ubiquitous. Whenever firms use rank-order relative-performance evaluation, workers receive feedback about their rank. Using a real-effort exper...

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Main Authors: Gill, D, Prowse, V, Kissova, Z, Lee, J
Formato: Working paper
Publicado: University of Oxford 2016