, matters to labour economists. Building on self-determination theory, which specifies the roles of autonomy, competence, and … relatedness as preconditions for motivation, we are the first to explore the determinants of work meaningfulness. Specifically …

Self-determination theory posits that individuals are motivated at work when their inherent psychological needs for … competence, autonomy, and relatedness are satisfied. Drawing on this theory, this paper presents a new conceptual model … explaining how work meaningfulness influences effort at work. In our model, motivation decreases the disutility of exerting …

colleagues, which in turn creates co-worker altruism. We study how financial incentives for productive activities can improve or … damage the work climate. We show that both team incentives and relative incentives can help to create a good work climate. …

acquisition, explicit short-run incentives and career concern incentives on earnings progression. The model leads to predictions …

evaluation of individual performances over time provide effective incentives for employee effort. …

Public speaking is an important skill for career prospects and for leadership positions, but many people tend to avoid …

experimental games by prior research. Together, the results corroborate the importance of both leadership quality and workforce …