comes with granting autonomy. However, in such settings, overprovision of effort could arise if workers are uncertain … uncertainty. We develop an experiment to show that overprovision of costly effort is more likely to occur in work environments … measurement of effort overprovision by keeping performance per unit of time fixed, which we achieve by calibrating subjects …

role of self-confidence in teamwork. In this paper, we present evidence from a laboratory experiment using a team effort … task. Effort and ability are complements and there are synergies between teammates' efforts. We exogenously manipulate … more effort, less free riding, and higher team revenue. These findings suggest that organizations could improve team …

administering an online questionnaire, which collected information on work effort, perceived performance, burnout and job …. The results obtained claim that the perception of performance mediates the relationship between effort at work and … satisfaction obtained through work itself, and burnout is moderate both in the relationship between effort and perception of …

results are the following. First, higher-skilled workers are offered higher wages but exert less effort, and in particular the … degree of exploitation. On the one hand, the ratio between effort and wage the higher-skilled workers experience is lower … negotiation power vis-á-vis their employers. On the other hand, in terms of the effort-wage ratio adjusted by skill, it is higher …

Building on a theoretical model we test the hypothesis that effort choices and preferences for redistribution are … preferences for redistribution and effort choices simultaneously. While respondents with stronger preferences for redistribution … tend to have smaller incentives to engage in effort, the reverse does not hold true. Using a lab experiment, we show that …

relatively clear and the contestants reduce their effort. However, empirical evidence for this so-called contamination hypothesis … effort in heterogeneous heats. This implies that competition among staffs with heterogeneous skill levels does not bring … about the intended effort levels. However, a separate subgroup analysis shows that only the tournament favourites hold back …

workplace effort, thereby integrating this concept into the field of labor economics. Work orientations, the intrinsic beliefs …, and show diminished work effort compared to those with a job orientation. However, this group is still unlikely to approve … orientations significantly predict quit intentions, job search behaviors, and effort levels-surpassing the predictive power of job …

We examine worker effort as a potential margin of adjustment to a minimum wage hike using unique data on piece rate … the pre-2009 productivity distribution, we provide evidence consistent with incumbent workers' positive effort responses. …