Team-based reward allocation structures and the helping behaviors of outcome-interdependent team members

Journal of Managerial Psychology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 300-327

  Bamberger, Peter A ^a,b   Levi, Racheli ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^b and History   (United States)

Author keywords

Incentives (psychology); Pay; Performance related pay; Team working

Indexed keywords

EID: 67651042731     PISSN: 02683946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02683940910952705     Document Type: Article

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