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This study examines how team members talk to managers about who contributed what to a team’s results when bonuses are at stake. The authors focus on “strategic bias” – cases where people push for a bigger share of the team bonus than can be justified by their actual effort or output. They test two design choices that are very common in practice: (1) whether communication to the manager is mandatory or voluntary, and (2) whether employees must explain their suggested bonus allocations.
This study examines how team members talk to managers about who contributed what to a team’s results when bonuses are at stake. The authors focus on “strategic bias” – cases where people push for a bigger share of the team bonus than can be justified by their actual effort or output. They test two design choices that are very common in practice: (1) whether communication to the manager is mandatory or voluntary, and (2) whether employees must explain their suggested bonus allocations.
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