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Effects of Peers' Performance Nature on an Employee: An Experimental Exploration of Nepalese Civil Service

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  • Hasan Muhammad Baniamin

    (North South University)

  • Ishtiaq Jamil

    (University of Bergen)

  • Narendra Raj Paudel

    (Tribhuvan University)

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This study conducted an experimental exploration into the impact of peers' performance nature (under-performer, over-performer, and on-time performer) on individual employees. For this, it carried out a vignette experiment on Nepalese civil servants (n = 857). Participants were assigned a ten-day task, and the findings demonstrated a significant increase in employees' performance commitment when exposed to the 'over-performer' treatment compared to the control group. The 'on-time performer' treatment also resulted in an enhanced commitment to timely task completion. Conversely, exposure to the under-performer treatment heightened procrastination tendencies, leading to a preference for extended completion times.

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  • Hasan Muhammad Baniamin & Ishtiaq Jamil & Narendra Raj Paudel, 2025. "Effects of Peers' Performance Nature on an Employee: An Experimental Exploration of Nepalese Civil Service," Public Organization Review, Springer, vol. 25(1), pages 311-326, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:porgrv:v:25:y:2025:i:1:d:10.1007_s11115-024-00800-1
    DOI: 10.1007/s11115-024-00800-1
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