Replication data for: Getting More Work for Nothing? Symbolic Awards and Worker Performance
Principal Investigator(s): View help for Principal Investigator(s) Michael Kosfeld; Susanne Neckermann
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Project Citation:
Kosfeld, Michael, and Neckermann, Susanne. Replication data for: Getting More Work for Nothing? Symbolic Awards and Worker Performance. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2011. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2019-10-12. https://doi.org/10.3886/E114387V1
Project Description
Summary:
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We study the impact of status and social recognition on worker performance
in a field experiment. In collaboration with an international non-governmental organization, we hired students to work on a database project. Students in the award treatment were offered a
congratulatory card honoring the best performance. The award was purely symbolic to ensure that any behavioral effect is driven by non-material
benefits. Our results show that the award increases performance by about 12 percent on average. The results provide strong evidence for the motivating power of status and social recognition in labor relations. (JEL C93, J33, M12, M52)
Scope of Project
JEL Classification:
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C93 Field Experiments
J33 Compensation Packages; Payment Methods
M12 Personnel Management; Executives; Executive Compensation
M52 Personnel Economics: Compensation and Compensation Methods and Their Effects
C93 Field Experiments
J33 Compensation Packages; Payment Methods
M12 Personnel Management; Executives; Executive Compensation
M52 Personnel Economics: Compensation and Compensation Methods and Their Effects
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