Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10437729 | Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization | 2005 | 22 Pages |
Abstract
This paper explores the extent to which team identity can deter shirking and free-riding behavior in a team production setting. Team identity is manufactured and identification is enhanced by a variety of means. Created team identity is chosen over existing team identity to ensure that all subjects recognize their own (and others') team identity. Subjects then participate in a repeated-play public goods game, framed as a team production problem. Analysis of the experiments compares aggregate team decisions based on the strength of team identity.
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Authors
Catherine C. Eckel, Philip J. Grossman,