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The Pied Piper: Prizes, Incentives, and Motivation Crowding-in

BRUNI, Luigino, Vittorio PELLIGRA, Tommaso REGGIANI and Matteo RIZZOLLI

Basic information

Original name

The Pied Piper: Prizes, Incentives, and Motivation Crowding-in

Authors

BRUNI, Luigino (380 Italy), Vittorio PELLIGRA (380 Italy), Tommaso REGGIANI (380 Italy, guarantor, belonging to the institution) and Matteo RIZZOLLI (380 Italy)

Edition

Journal of Business Ethics, Springer, 2020, 0167-4544

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

50202 Applied Economics, Econometrics

Country of publisher

Netherlands

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

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Impact factor

Impact factor: 6.430

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14560/20:00115042

Organization unit

Faculty of Economics and Administration

UT WoS

000574478600012

Keywords in English

Incentives; prizes; awards; crowding-in; meaning; intrinsic motivation

Tags

International impact, Reviewed
Změněno: 12/12/2022 15:28, Mgr. Pavlína Kurková

Abstract

V originále

In mainstream business and economics, prizes such as the Presidential Medal of Freedom are understood as special types of incentives, with the peculiar features of being awarded in public, and of having largely symbolic value. Informed by both historical considerations and philosophical instances, our study defines fundamental theoretical differences between incentives and prizes. The conceptual factors highlighted by our analytical framework are then tested through a laboratory experiment. The experimental exercise aims to analyze how prizes and incentives impact actual individuals’ behavior differently. Our results show that both incentives (monetary and contingent) and prizes (non-monetary and discretional rewards) boost motivation to perform if awarded publicly, but only prizes crowd-in motivation promoting virtuous attitude.

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