No Gifts Returned: Surprise Bonuses Reduce Productivity in a Natural Field Experiment
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DOI: 10.1287/mnsc.2022.04085
Abstract: The gift exchange hypothesis posits that workers reciprocate above-market wages with increased productivity. This paper tests this hypothesis in a natural field experiment where one or both workers in a pair received a discretionary bonus… read more here.
Keywords: field experiment; received bonus; natural field; experiment ... See more keywords