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What is Incentive Structure

Chapter 59
Encyclopedia of E-Collaboration
Describes the method that the members receive rewards for the quality of their decisions.
Published in Chapter:
Induced Cooperation in E-Collaboration
Reza Barkhi (Virginia Tech, USA and American University of Sharjah, UAE)
Copyright: © 2008 |Pages: 6
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59904-000-4.ch058
Abstract
This paper presents a game theoretic view of collaborative work and suggests that the design of effective GDSS tools should be guided by the way the tool discourages dysfunctional gaming behavior. We present an illustrative experimental study that investigates the influence of communication channel, incentive structure, and problem modeling tools on decision performance, diversity of solutions, and information exchange truthfulness in collaborating groups.
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Chapter 510
Motivating Managers to Kill Futile Projects
The set of promised rewards and / or punishments that motivate people to perform certain behavior or make certain decisions.
Published in Chapter: Motivating Managers to Kill Futile Projects; From: Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Third Edition
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