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Uber Shows How Not to Apply Behavioral Economics

Harvard Business Review

Uber has been using similar insights to influence drivers’ behavior. ” One such approach, according to Scheiber, compels drivers toward collecting more fares based on the insight from behavioral sciences that people are highly influenced by goals. All four groups increased their implementation of fuel-efficient behaviors.

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EBM: The Hawthorne Studies

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Mayo first examined the physical and environmental influences of the workplace and eventually moved into the psychological aspects and their impact on employee motivation as it applies to productivity. Instead, he found the “Hawthorne Effect.”. Leadership evidence-based management hawthorne mayo'