provision of relative performance information (RPI) may be useful for both, motivating employees to exert high levels of effort …

relative performance information and fixed piece-rates. It also increases the perceived social distance between them. Yet, I … reference group. In a novel experiment, I vary whether or not members of a reference group obtain relative performance … information on a task that is relevant for their social image or selfimage, a general knowledge test. I measure how this affects …

relative performance information and fixed piece-rates. It also increases the perceived social distance between them. Yet, I … reference group. In a novel experiment, I vary whether or not members of a reference group obtain relative performance … information on a task that is relevant for their social image or selfimage, a general knowledge test. I measure how this affects …

Purpose This paper provides an overview of the empirical findings on how relative performance information (RPI) affects …