We examine the relative effects of managers using binding targets to reward workers before
observing their performance (explicit targets) versus managers deciding whether to reward …

Purpose Prior studies on the impact of incentives on physicians' online participation mainly
focused on different incentives while ignoring the difficulty of setting monetary incentives …

Research suggests that employees work harder under penalty contracts than under
economically equivalent bonus contracts. We build on this literature by examining how the …

Peer recognition systems are an increasingly popular management control tool through
which employees can recognize and thank one another. I examine the effectiveness of these …

Organizational culture and performance-based rewards are integral components of an
organization's managerial control system. Despite their importance, research on …

Recent trends in incentive compensation highlight two important features regarding
performance-based rewards:(a) firms are offering rewards more frequently, and (b) firms are …

We examine whether a firm's corporate social responsibility (CSR) actions that benefit
external parties can cause the firm's employees to reduce their effort. We expect employees …

To quickly reduce costs in response to external shocks, firms often implement voluntary
furloughs. In a voluntary furlough, employees decide whether to accept a reduction in their …

PhD Thesis - James Seell - final Page 1 Keeping Them in The Game: The Effects of
Performance Targets on Effort Regulation and Retention in Tournaments James Stewart Sewell …

Employee volunteering refers to employees giving time to volunteer for charitable causes
with explicit support from their employer. Offering support for employee volunteering is one …