Does relative performance information lower group morale?

Social comparisons are known to increase individual work morale, but because they could foster competition, may also negatively impact how well co-workers together. This paper uses a novel experiment explore this potential tradeoff. The varies whether members of reference group receive relative performance information on knowledge task and measures affects the willingness subsequently help productivity others by sharing with them. findings reveal that spurs competition between when compared baseline no such information. Yet, there is evidence substantially lowers is, in group. These advance our understanding concerns among affect way