Heterogeneous motives and the collective creation of value

Authors
Publication date 2011
Journal The Academy of Management Review
Volume | Issue number 36 | 4
Pages (from-to) 711-730
Organisations
  • Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB) - Amsterdam Business School Research Institute (ABS-RI)
Abstract The collective creation of value has remained underexplored in management research. Drawing on social psychology and behavioral economics, we analyze the impact of the mix of employee motives to cooperate and compare the collective value generated by three motivational systems: individual monetary incentives, benevolent cooperation, and disciplined cooperation. Aligning the motivational system with the mix of motives in the workforce allows firms to foster cooperation and realize the value creation potential of their resources.

Document type Article
Language English
Published at https://doi.org/10.5465/amr.2009.0440 https://doi.org/10.5465/AMR.2011.65554704
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