Envy in the workplace

I study how envy in the workplace affects the optimal employment contract when employees differ in their productivity and this is their private information. The employees' envy towards their colleagues distorts the levels of effort exerted by the less productive employees. However, when employe...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Manna, Ester
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2016
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de la UB
OAI Identifier:oai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/110762
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/110762
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Selecció de personal
Recursos humans
Enveja
Employee selection
Human capital
Envy
Descripción
Sumario:I study how envy in the workplace affects the optimal employment contract when employees differ in their productivity and this is their private information. The employees' envy towards their colleagues distorts the levels of effort exerted by the less productive employees. However, when employees are also envious towards their boss this distortion is mitigated.