Pay secrecy is often justified on the ground of concerns about the detrimental consequences of intra-firm pay … comparisons for work morale and performance. Surprisingly, however, there is only limited empirical evidence that the availability …

Pay secrecy is often justified on the ground of concerns about the detrimental consequences of intra-firm pay … comparisons for work morale and performance. Surprisingly, however, there isonly limited empirical evidence that the availability …

Pay secrecy is often justified on the ground of concerns about the detrimental consequences of intra-firm pay … comparisons for work morale and performance. Surprisingly, however, there is only limited empirical evidence that the availability …

Keywords: reciprocity, gift-exchange, social information, social comparisons, pay comparisons, peer effects Corresponding …, empirical evidence, both from the lab and the field, on the effects of pay comparisons is decidedly mixed. A second piece of …) in labour relations (e.g., Campbell III and Kamlani, 1997; Bewley, 1999). Furthermore, pay comparisons constitute a …