On discouraging environments in team contests: Evidence from top‐level beach volleyball

Artikel

This contribution empirically investigates the adverse effects of unbalanced competition and negative feedback in team contests in the field. Using a unique data set sourced from top-level beach volleyball, I provide evidence for discouragement effects in line with contest theory. The analysis identifies a non-linear relationship between ex ante contestant heterogeneity and performance. Overall, no gender differences can be found. Finally, it shows that age diversity in teams helps to overcome setbacks.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Journal: Managerial and Decision Economics ; ISSN: 1099-1468 ; Volume: 41 ; Year: 2020 ; Issue: 6 ; Pages: 986-997 ; Hoboken, NJ: Wiley

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Management

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Sonnabend, Hendrik
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Wiley
• (where): Hoboken, NJ
• (when): 2020

Further information

• DOI: doi:10.1002/mde.3153
• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/230071
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:43 AM CET