Tournaments: Playing to win

Tournaments are increasingly being used in business to solve non-routine problems. Florian Englmaier tells Tim Phillips about new research into what gives these teams the will to win. Do they respond to having a common sense of identity, do they want kudos and status from other people, or are they just looking for a cash prize?

Read more about the research presented and download the free discussion paper:
Englmaier, F, Grimm, S, Grothe, D, Schindler, D and Schudy, S. 2021. 'The Efficacy of Tournaments for Non-Routine Team Tasks'.CEPR