Q2. What have the authors stated for future works in "Risk-sorting and preference for team piece rates" ?
In larger teams, risk diversification possibilities are greater, and therefore, the diversification effect on the sorting decision should be stronger. Although common intuition and some of the literature suggest that team-based compensation induces individuals to reduce their effort, the authors find no such effect. Their sorting analysis also shows that, unlike most of the literature claims ( e. g., Kocher et al., 2006 ; Königstein & Ruchala, 2007 ), not absolute productivity but one ’ s productivity in relation to the expected productivity of potential co-workers is decisive in the sorting decision. In line with intuition, this implies that individuals ’ decision to sort into a team depends crucially on their expectations about potential co-workers ’ performance.
Q3. What is the purpose of the relative self-assessment measure?
The relative self-assessment measure is intended to catch expectations about an individual’s own and others’ abilities and efforts (i.e., shirking behavior).
Q4. What is the effect of the Big Five personality traits on the likelihood of sorting into team piece?
Conscientiousness has a significant and negative impact on the likelihood of sorting into team piece rates, whereas the other personality traits have no effect.
Q5. What is the effect of the risk factor on the likelihood of sorting into team piece rates?
Given that the coefficient of the risk regarding co-workers’ productivity is larger and of higher statistical significance, the authors suggest that when deciding whether to work under an individual piece rate or a team piece rate, concerns regarding the productivity of potential co-workers might be stronger than risk diversification considerations.
Q6. Why is there a lack of significance in the risk assessment?
this lack of significance is likely due to productivity being indirectly incorporated in their measure of the risk of being matched with someone who has lower productivity than oneself.
Q7. What is the probability of an additional number of correct calculations being added to the total number of correct?
In particular, there is a 50 percent chance that an additional number of correct calculations is added to the actual number of correct9
Q8. What is the problem with the question of whether both risk aspects influence individual behavior?
The question of whether both risk aspects influence individual behavior isdifficult to investigate in the field due to a lack of data.