We conduct the first natural field experiment to explore the relationship between the
“meaningfulness” of a task and worker effort. We employed about 2500 workers from …

Many organizations rely on teamwork, and yet field evidence on the impacts of team-based
incentives remains scarce. Compared to individual incentives, team incentives can affect …

In recent years, a number of online labor markets have emerged that allow workers from
around the world to sell their labor to an equally global pool of buyers. The creators of these …

Individuals, groups, and teams who are behind their opponents in competition tend to be
more likely to lose. In contrast, we show that through increasing motivation, being slightly …

We discuss how the use of field experiments sheds light on long-standing research
questions relating to firm behavior. We present insights from two classes of experiments …

We test the effectiveness of self-help peer groups as a commitment device for precautionary
savings, through two randomized field experiments among 2,687 microentrepreneurs in …

Advances in information technologies (IT) have enabled organizations to seek solutions for
their business problems from beyond their own workforce through digital crowdsourcing …

We test the impact of a peer group program on savings in a sample of microcredit clients. We
conduct two randomized trials among these 2687 microcredit clients. The first finds that a …

This paper reviews the field experimental evidence on firm–employee relationships. There is
strong evidence that output rises in response to financial incentives, but more mixed support …

Employee turnover continues to rise in Malaysia and it is an issue to both researchers and
practitioners. This study therefore examines the relationships between competitive …