TRUSTING MANAGERS STUDY
April 1st, 2005
BY MONICA DOBIEEMPLOYEES' motivation decreases significantly if they sense distrust from supervisors, according to new research from Germany's University of Bonn.Professor Armin Falk, research director at the Institute for the Study of Labour, conducted a controlled experiment of students to research people's reaction to supervision. The study concluded that bosses who regularly vet and check their employees' work are punished with underperformance, whereas workers given carte blanche perform much better. However the study noted that when employers exercise ...
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