Vanessa Mertins
University of Trier
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Management Science | 2017
Adrian Chadi; Sabrina Jeworrek; Vanessa Mertins
This experiment tests for a causal relationship between the meaning of work and employees’ motivation to perform well. The study builds on an existing employer–employee relationship, adding realism to the ongoing research of task meaning. Owing to an unexpected project cancelation, we are able to study how varying the information provided about the meaning of previously conducted work—without the use of deception, but still maintaining a high level of control—affects subsequent performance. We observe a strong decline in exerted effort when we inform workers about the meaninglessness of a job already done. Our data also suggests that providing a supplemental alternative meaning perfectly compensates for this negative performance effect. Individual characteristics such as reciprocal inclinations and trust prompt different reactions. The data also show that the meaning of work affects workers’ emotions, but we cannot establish a clear relationship between emotional responses and performance. Data, as supple...
Zeitschrift für Hochschulentwicklung | 2008
Henrik Egbert; Vanessa Mertins
Der vorliegende Text fokussiert die Umsetzung des problemorientierten Lernens im Rahmen eines wirtschaftswissenschaftlichen Seminars. Wir geben unsere Erfahrung aus einer Hauptstudiumsveranstaltung Experimentelle Okonomie wieder. Ziel der Veranstaltung war die Vertiefung ausgewahlter verhaltensokonomischer Themen sowie das Erlernen der experimentellen Methode. Wir zeigen, dass Studenten in der Lage sind, eigenstandig Variationen von okonomischen Experimenten zu entwickeln und umzusetzen. Dadurch finden sie einen besseren inhaltlichen Themenzugang als bei herkommlichen Lehrexperimenten; gleichzeitig werden sie fur okonomische Experimente sensibilisiert. Auserdem erweitern die Studenten ihre Handlungs- und sozialen Kompetenzen, weil sie ihre Fahigkeit zur eigenverantwortlichen Bearbeitung komplexer Probleme innerhalb einer Gruppenstruktur schulen. 02.01.2008 | Henrik Egbert (Giesen) & Vanessa Mertins (Saarbrucken)
PLOS ONE | 2011
Vanessa Mertins; Andrea B. Schote; Wolfgang Hoffeld; Michele Griessmair; Jobst Meyer
Managerial and Decision Economics | 2015
Vanessa Mertins; Wolfgang Hoffeld
Journal of Neuroscience, Psychology, and Economics | 2013
Vanessa Mertins; Andrea B. Schote; Jobst Meyer
Journal of Economic Psychology | 2013
Agnes Bäker; Vanessa Mertins
International Review of Economics Education | 2010
Henrik Egbert; Vanessa Mertins
Archive | 2008
Vanessa Mertins
Journal of Socio-economics | 2013
Vanessa Mertins; Henrik Egbert; Tanja Könen
Archive | 2008
Vanessa Mertins