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Cooperation in a Company: a Large-Scale Experiment
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Institut für Höhere Studien (IHS), Wien
Abstract We analyze cooperation within a company setting in order to study the relationship between cooperative attitudes and financial as well as non-financial rewards. In total, 910 employees of a large software company participate in an incentivized online experiment. We observe high levels of cooperation... view more
We analyze cooperation within a company setting in order to study the relationship between cooperative attitudes and financial as well as non-financial rewards. In total, 910 employees of a large software company participate in an incentivized online experiment. We observe high levels of cooperation and the typical conditional contribution patterns in a modified public goods game. When linking experiment and company record data, we observe that cooperative attitudes of employees do not pay off in terms of financial rewards within the company. Rather, cooperative employees receive non-financial benefits such as recognition or friendship as the main reward medium. In contrast to most studies in the experimental laboratory, sustained levels of cooperation in our company setting relate to non-financial values of cooperation rather than solely to financial incentives.... view less
Keywords
enterprise; co-worker; willingness to cooperate; reward; IT industry; social recognition; friendship
Classification
Human Resources Management
Sociology of Work, Industrial Sociology, Industrial Relations
Document language
English
Publication Year
2020
City
Wien
Page/Pages
57 p.
Series
IHS Working Paper, 15
Status
Published Version; reviewed