We experimentally investigate the effect of intergroup competition–with/out monetary
incentives to win–on intragroup cooperation. In one-shot games, competition increases …

Sometimes group work conditions lead to motivation gains rather than to social loafing. Two
theoretical explanations for the Köhler motivation gain effect are identified, one stressing …

The paper seeks to explain the seeming paradox whereby workers' safety behaviour during
routine work depends largely on supervisory contingencies (ie pressures and rewards) …

This paper examines the influence that social category diversity (ie, working with an in-group
or out-group member) has on individual levels of motivation. The results of two experiments …

Background. Social comparison research usually demonstrates that students will have
higher self‐evaluation in downward comparison but lower self‐evaluation in upward …

How does the mere presence of others affect our motivation, effort, and performance on
tasks? This is a fundamental question of human behavior that social psychologists have …

In the economic literature on market competition, firms are often modelled as individual
decision makers and the internal organization of the firm is neglected (unitary player …

This thesis aims to highlight the impact and the interaction of trust and other-regarding
preferences in organizations. It is investigated whether people with social preferences like …

In the economic literature on market competition, firms are often modelled as individual
decision makers and the internal organization of the firm is neglected (unitary player …

This study contributes to the investigation of the influence of unequal wages on workers'
motivation. To control for the ambiguous interdependencies between inequity aversion and …