Team-based rewards in computer-mediated groups

Journal of Managerial Psychology

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 419-438

  Rack, Oliver ^a   Ellwart, Thomas ^b   Hertel, Guido ^c   Konradt, Udo ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES AND ARTS NORTHWESTERN SWITZERLAND   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRIER   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Computer mediated communication; Computer mediated groups; Group incentives; Reward pay; Team working; Team based rewards

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959789995     PISSN: 02683946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02683941111139029     Document Type: Article

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