Non-commitment in performance evaluation and the problem of information distortions

Article Abstract:

Importance of proper on-the-job information of the worker in order to take decisions at the entrepreneur level is analyzed. Need for non-biased performance evaluation and work incentive settings are presented.

Germany, Evaluation, Employee incentives, Production standards, Employee performance

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Hierarchical sorting and learning costs: theory and evidence from the law

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Positive sorting between workers and managers is an important feature of knowledge-based hierarchies. Evidence of positive sorting by cognitive ability is given, whereas sorting by experience is rare.

United Kingdom

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Performance pay, delegation and multitasking under uncertainty and innovativeness: an empirical investigation

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While performance pay and environmental uncertainty are almost unrelated, delegation and uncertainty are strongly related. The multi-tasking agency hypothesis is untenable.

Denmark, Bureaucracy, Organization theory

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