Cheating in the workplace: an experimental study of the impact of bonuses and productivity

We use an online real-effort experiment to investigate how bonus-based pay and worker productivity interact with workplace cheating. Firms often use bonus-based compensation plans, such as group bonuses and firm-wide profit sharing, that induce considerable uncertainty in how much workers are paid....

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Main Authors: Gill, David (Author), Prowse, Victoria (Author), Vlassopoulos, Michael (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2013-12.
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