NOT YOUR FATHER'S TEAM SPIRIT

Testing for Team Spirit

Team spirit is often suggested as a counter-balancing power to free-riding. Testing for team spirit with field data is difficult, however, due to an inherent identification problem. In this paper we use experimental methods to identify team spirit against potential confounding factors. In a team work task we vary subjects’ information about relative team performance while we leave unchanged the...

Corporate Downsizing to Rebuild Team Spirit

We propose a new theory for downsizing, based on strategic reasons, rather than technological ones. A crisis may lead to a decrease in the willingness to cooperate in an organization, and therefore to a bad equilibrium. A consensual downsizing episode may signal credibly that survivors are willing to cooperate, and thus, it may be optimal and efficiency-enhancing, as the empirical evidence sugg...

The Nectar of Your Endoscopic Spirit

Serving as president of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons has indeed been an honor and a privilege. I'd like to thank the members of the Society, all 5,950, who allowed me to represent them; and I would like to thank my wife, Becky Hunt, the mother of our two children and a busy radiologist, for her support, without which I would not have been able to accomplish what I have over the past...

Listening with Spirit and the Art of Team Dialogue

Team Spirit Model Using MPEG Standards for Video Delivery

Today the multimedia content delivery chain faces many challenges. There are increasing terminal diversity, network heterogeneity and pressure to satisfy the user preferences. Therefore, the need of customized contents comes in light to provide users the best possible experience. In this paper, we address the problem of multimedia customization. For the customized content, we suggest the team s...