Profit Sharing, Teams, and Earnings
利用欧洲工作条件调查数据，研究发现利润分享与工人收入正相关，且这种关联在互联团队（员工跨团队工作）中更强，而在非互联团队中不显著，表明跨团队轮换有助于减少搭便车、提升利润分享的生产率和收入效应。
ABSTRACT This paper examines the impact of two team arrangements on the association between profit sharing and workers' earnings. In non‐interconnected teams individuals work on a single team, whereas in interconnected teams some employees work on several teams. Using data from the European Working Conditions Survey, we find that profit sharing is generally associated with an earnings premium. This association is strengthened when profit sharing interacts with interconnected teams, but not with non‐interconnected teams. These results suggest that a standard network of (non‐interconnected) teams needs cross‐team rotation to mitigate free‐riding and enhance the productivity and earnings effects of profit sharing.