Providing performance information of peers is effective management tool if done in correct setting, study finds

More and more companies are gathering performance data on their employees and sharing that data among their staff. Their hope: that those employees who receive feedback that their own performance is lower than their colleagues' will be more motivated to change the way they work and are more motivated to explore. But is this approach truly effective and sensible? In a new study, experts from KLU (Kühne Logistics University), the HEC Paris, and the University of Southern Denmark take a closer look.