competitors in order to improve the own relative position. In the present study we investigate whether this sabotage problem is … mitigated in a repeated interaction between the agents and the principal. As sabotage can hardly be observed in real … competition between agents but also by the possibility to punish the principal via sabotage. …

individual contributors observable induces sabotage behavior that looks like jealousy but arises purely from signal jamming by …

nor by the fraction of the winner prizes. Our results clearly confirm that sabotage in tournaments indeed occurs. While …

Although relative performance schemes are pervasive in organizations reliable empirical data on induced sabotage … behavior is almost non-existent. We study sabotage in tournaments in a controlled laboratory experiment and are able to confirm … one of the key insights from theory: effort and sabotage increase with the wage spread. Additionally, we find that even in …

Many tournaments are plagued by sabotage among competitors. Typically, sabotage is welfare-reducing, but from an …, sabotage is typically hidden, making it difficult to assess its extent and its victims. Therefore, we use data from Judo World … sabotage. In Judo, competitors can break an opponent's attack in an unsportsmanlike manner; these are seen as acts of sabotage …

Many tournaments are plagued by sabotage among competitors. Typically, sabotage is welfare-reducing, but from an …, sabotage is typically hidden, making it difficult to assess its extent and its victims. Therefore, we use data from Judo World … sabotage. In Judo, competitors can break an opponent's attack in an unsportsmanlike manner; these are seen as acts of sabotage …

individual contributors observable induces sabotage behavior that looks like jealousy but arises purely from signal jamming by …

In many environments, tournaments can elicit more effort from workers, except perhaps when workers can sabotage each … the incentive effect of tournaments is thin. There is even less evidence on the impact of sabotage because real world acts … of sabotage are often subtle manifestations of subjective peer evaluation or "office politics." We discuss a real effort …