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Don’t Discount the Motivating Power of the Underdog
When comparing two star employees up for the same promotion, it's commonly assumed that the lower-ranked one might have more intrinsic incentive to take down the higher-ranked one. Actually, the opposite is true, according to a recent study conducted by Robert Lount, an assistant professor at Ohio State University's Fi...
Thu May 20 2010
When comparing two star employees up for the same promotion, it's commonly assumed that the lower-ranked one might have more intrinsic incentive to take down the higher-ranked one. Actually, the opposite is true, according to a recent study conducted by Robert Lount, an assistant professor at Ohio State University's Fisher School of Business, and Nathan Pettit, a doctoral student at Cornell University.