Mission, motivation, and the active decision to work for a social cause
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Keywords
active decision; cognitive dissonance theory; field experiment; mission; performance; prosocial work;JEL classification:
- C93 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Design of Experiments - - - Field Experiments
- D64 - Microeconomics - - Welfare Economics - - - Altruism; Philanthropy; Intergenerational Transfers
- J33 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Compensation Packages; Payment Methods
- M52 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Personnel Economics - - - Compensation and Compensation Methods and Their Effects
- M55 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Personnel Economics - - - Labor Contracting Devices
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-EXP-2019-06-10 (Experimental Economics)
- NEP-HRM-2019-06-10 (Human Capital & Human Resource Management)
- NEP-LMA-2019-06-10 (Labor Markets - Supply, Demand, & Wages)
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