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Experimental perspectives on incentives in organisations

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  • Bernd Irlenbusch

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    Article provided by Springer in its journal Central European Journal of Operations Research.

    Volume (Year): 14 (2006)
    Issue (Month): 1 (February)
    Pages: 1-24

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    1. Cason, Timothy N. & Masters, William A. & Sheremeta, Roman M., 2010. "Entry into winner-take-all and proportional-prize contests: An experimental study," Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier, vol. 94(9-10), pages 604-611, October.
    2. Alois Surynek, 2008. "Sociological and Social-psychological Research in the Organizations and Its Use," Acta Oeconomica Pragensia, University of Economics, Prague, vol. 2008(5), pages 22-31.

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