We theoretically and experimentally analyze the role of verifiability and privacy in strategic performance feedback using a “one principal-two agent” context with real effort. We confirm the theoretical prediction that information transmission occurs only in verifiable feedbackmechanisms and...

FeedbackWe theoretically and experimentally analyze public and private feedback in teams that are characterized by different performance technologies. We consider a setting where the principal can provide truthful information on agents’ performances or strategically withhold feedback. We find...

The significance of cultural factors in the international economic environment has recently increased thanks to economic, political and social aspects. The role of cultural elements has been emphasized by a wide range of studies, both from the theoretical as well as the empirical point of view....

Firm productivity and performance and their determinants are a well addressed topic in the field of management and industrial organization. However, how different job satisfaction domains affect the firm performance remains relatively rare. The aim of this study is to explore the impact of seven...

Using 4838 annual CEO letters to shareholders for 397 S&P 500 companies from the period 1993 to 2010, this paper examines how CEO implicit motives (need for achievement, need for power and need for affiliation) impact a firm's financial performance. The results show that after controlling for...

The major aim of the research paper is to measure the impact of employee performance on service quality in commercial banks. Primary data has been collected from the bank employees in Manmunai North and Kattankudy divisional secretariat areas in Batticaloa District. Stratified random sampling...

This study analyzes how individuals evaluate their peers' performance in a high stakes tournament in response to being randomly assigned to an age homogenous or heterogeneous group using data from two TV shows. The data also allows us to explore superior evaluations because it contains objective...

The paper's main objective is to analyse the impact of work investment on performance. The research involved administering an online questionnaire, which collected information on work effort, perceived performance, burnout and job satisfaction. The study was conducted on a group of 313...