Sorting and incentive effects of pay for performance: An experimental investigation

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 387-405

  Cadsby, C Bram ^a   Fei, Song ^b   Tapon, Francis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 34248574811     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/AMJ.2007.24634448     Document Type: Article

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