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dc.contributor.authorKube, Sebastianen
dc.contributor.authorMaréchal, Michel Andréen
dc.contributor.authorPuppe, Clemensen
dc.date.accessioned2011-05-09-
dc.date.accessioned2011-05-23T09:49:58Z-
dc.date.available2011-05-23T09:49:58Z-
dc.date.issued2011-
dc.identifier.pidoi:10.5445/IR/1000022999en
dc.identifier.piurn:nbn:de:swb:90-229999en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10419/45629-
dc.description.abstractWhat determines reciprocity in employment relations? We conducted a controlled field experiment to measure the extent to which monetary and non-monetary gifts affect workers' performance. We find that nonmonetary gifts have a much stronger impact than monetary gifts of equivalent value. We also observe that when workers are offered the choice, they prefer receiving the money but reciprocate as if they received a nonmonetary gift. This result is consistent with the common saying, 'it's the thought that counts.' We underline this point by showing that also monetary gifts can effectively trigger reciprocity if the employer invests more time and effort into the gift's presentation.en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.publisher|aKarlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT), Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre (ECON) |cKarlsruheen
dc.relation.ispartofseries|aKIT Working Paper Series in Economics |x25en
dc.subject.jelC93en
dc.subject.jelJ30en
dc.subject.ddc330en
dc.subject.keywordfield experimenten
dc.subject.keywordreciprocityen
dc.subject.keywordgift exchangeen
dc.subject.keywordnon-monetary giftsen
dc.subject.keywordin-kind giftsen
dc.titleThe currency of reciprocity - gift-exchange in the workplace-
dc.typeWorking Paperen
dc.identifier.ppn657459976en
dc.rightshttp://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungenen
dc.identifier.repecRePEc:zbw:kitwps:25en

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