. To evaluate whether the existence of social connections is beneficial to the firm's overall performance, we explore how … irrespective of the worker's ability, but when they are paid performance bonuses, they target their effort towards high ability … performance of connected workers, we find that favoring connected workers is detrimental for the firm's overall performance. …

. To evaluate whether the existence of social connections is beneficial to the firm's overall performance, we explore how … irrespective of the worker's ability, but when they are paid performance bonuses, they target their effort towards high ability … performance of connected workers, we find that favoring connected workers is detrimental for the firm's overall performance. …

performance is positive. The results suggest that firms can exploit social incentives as an alternative to monetary incentives to …

performance is positive. The results suggest that firms can exploit social incentives as an alternative to monetary incentives to …