Effects of Peers' Performance Nature on an Employee: An Experimental Exploration of Nepalese Civil Service

Hasan Muhammad Baniamin (), Ishtiaq Jamil () and Narendra Raj Paudel ()
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Hasan Muhammad Baniamin: North South University
Ishtiaq Jamil: University of Bergen
Narendra Raj Paudel: Tribhuvan University

Public Organization Review, 2025, vol. 25, issue 1, No 17, 326 pages

Abstract: Abstract This study conducted an experimental exploration into the impact of peers' performance nature (under-performer, over-performer, and on-time performer) on individual employees. For this, it carried out a vignette experiment on Nepalese civil servants (n = 857). Participants were assigned a ten-day task, and the findings demonstrated a significant increase in employees' performance commitment when exposed to the 'over-performer' treatment compared to the control group. The 'on-time performer' treatment also resulted in an enhanced commitment to timely task completion. Conversely, exposure to the under-performer treatment heightened procrastination tendencies, leading to a preference for extended completion times.

Keywords: Peer affect; Performance; Experiment; Nepal; Civil service (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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