Cooperation vs. Competition: Alternative Goal Structures for Motivating Groups in a Resource Scarce Environment
Abstract
There is a growing consensus that cooperative goal structures are more effective at motivating groups than competitive goal structures. However, such results are based largely on studies conducted in highly-controlled settings where participants were provided with the necessary resources to accomplish their assigned task. In an attempt to extend the boundary conditions of current theoretical predictions, we undertook a field experiment within a...
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Title
Cooperation vs. Competition: Alternative Goal Structures for Motivating Groups in a Resource Scarce Environment
Published Date
Aug 1, 2016
Volume
59
Issue
4
Pages
1174 - 1198
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