A status-based motivation for behavioural altruism

International Journal of Social Economics

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 869-887

  Wichardt, Philipp C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Altruism; Group behaviour; Incentives (psychology); Individual behaviour; Motivation (psychology); Social status

Indexed keywords

EID: 67849118793     PISSN: 03068293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/03068290910967127     Document Type: Article

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