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Team up on a shared goal

Pair with another person so your results or rewards depend on each other's output.

Two people standing on a wooden platform lift one big crate together from knee height to overhead and back down.

Studies (1)

  1. Paper

    Pay tied to a partner's work got online workers to do more, and sooner
    TestedHelped

    Workers paid on their pair's shared work did more tasks on day one than workers paid for their own tasks.

    Randomised trial of 597 online workers in the US · vs workers paid only for their own tasks · behaviour was recorded · ⚠ summary claims more than the results show

    UsedHelped

    Workers who raced a partner for a bonus did more tasks on day one than workers paid alone.

    Randomised trial of 597 online workers in the US · vs workers paid only for their own tasks · behaviour was recorded · ⚠ summary claims more than the results show

    UsedNo difference

    Showing partners' work did not change day-one work, but no one saw a partner's work until day two.

    Randomised trial of 597 online workers in the US · vs the same team pay without seeing the partner's work · behaviour was recorded · ⚠ summary claims more than the results show

    TestedHelped

    Workers paid on their pair's shared work did about 21 percent more tasks in all than those paid alone.

    Randomised trial of 597 online workers in the US · vs workers paid only for their own tasks · behaviour was recorded · ⚠ summary claims more than the results show

    UsedNo difference

    Racing a partner for a bonus did not clearly raise total work over three days, against plain pay per task.

    Randomised trial of 597 online workers in the US · vs workers paid only for their own tasks · behaviour was recorded · ⚠ summary claims more than the results show

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