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Goal Setting and Monetary Incentives: When Large Stakes Are Not Enough

2012

The aim of this paper is to test the effectiveness of wage-irrelevant goal setting policies in a laboratory environment. In our design, managers can assign a goal to their workers by setting a certain level of performance on the work task. We establish our theoretical conjectures by developing a model in which assigned goals act as reference points to workers’ intrinsic motivation. Consistent with our model, we find that managers set goals which are challenging but attainable for an average-ability worker. Workers respond to these goals by increasing effort, performance and by decreasing on-the-job leisure activities with respect to the no-goal setting baseline. Finally, we study the intera…

Computer science05 social sciencesTest (assessment)MicroeconomicsIncentive0502 economics and business8. Economic growthIntrinsic motivationWork task050207 economicsSet (psychology)Baseline (configuration management)Goal setting050205 econometrics SSRN Electronic Journal
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Links between knowledge and work and appropriate employment

2007

07050; The paper analyses the professional success of graduates in terms of knowledge used on the job and links between educational attainments and position.

EmploymentWorkDiplômé de l'enseignement supérieur[SHS.EDU]Humanities and Social Sciences/Education[SHS.EDU] Humanities and Social Sciences/EducationRelation formation-emploiGraduates0502 economics and businessPedagogyMathematics educationComputingMilieux_COMPUTERSANDEDUCATIONWork taskSociology050207 economicsConnaissanceCarrière professionnelleComputingMilieux_THECOMPUTINGPROFESSIONCareers4. Education05 social sciences050301 educationHigh education[ SHS.EDU ] Humanities and Social Sciences/EducationKnowledgeWork (electrical)Medical graduate8. Economic growthPosition (finance)0503 education
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