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Bonus time? Research shows it's better to reward groups than individuals

  • Written by The Conversation
imageRewarding individuals just creates 'mean bad chickens'.Amphipolis/Naples Museum/Flickr, CC BY-SA

Virtually everyone lives and works in a team, but there is a tension between what is good for the group and what is good for the individual. Within a group competitive individuals do better, but cooperative groups as a whole do better.

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