Do Incentive Hierarchies Induce User Effort? Evidence from an Online Knowledge Exchange

Paulo B. Goes
Paulo B. Goes
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Dean and Halle Chair in Leadership, Eller College of Management, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721
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Chenhui Guo
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Department of Management Information Systems, Eller College of Management, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721
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Mingfeng Lin
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Mingfeng Lin
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Department of Management Information Systems, Eller College of Management, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721
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Paulo B. Goes

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Dean and Halle Chair in Leadership, Eller College of Management, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721

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Chenhui Guo

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Department of Management Information Systems, Eller College of Management, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721

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Mingfeng Lin

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Department of Management Information Systems, Eller College of Management, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721

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Published Online:23 Jun 2016https://doi.org/10.1287/isre.2016.0635

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Paulo B. Goes, Chenhui Guo, Mingfeng Lin (2016) Do Incentive Hierarchies Induce User Effort? Evidence from an Online Knowledge Exchange. Information Systems Research 27(3):497-516.

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