{"id":28,"date":"2025-04-28T18:00:33","date_gmt":"2025-04-28T18:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aiinstitute.hbs.edu\/lish\/?page_id=28"},"modified":"2025-05-30T19:24:01","modified_gmt":"2025-05-30T19:24:01","slug":"incentives-governance","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/aiinstitute.hbs.edu\/lish\/research-tracks\/incentives-governance\/","title":{"rendered":"Incentives &amp; Governance"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Laboratory for Innovation Science at Harvard (LISH) is changing the way we look at incentives and governance in industry and academia through experimentation and analysis with a focus on behavioral economics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Key questions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide are-vertically-aligned-top has-lightest-background-color has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top has-text-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full is-resized wp-duotone-unset-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/aiinstitute.hbs.edu\/lish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2025\/04\/question-solid.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-130\" style=\"object-fit:contain;width:40px;height:40px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What are the motives for creative workers engaged in innovation activities?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top has-text-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full is-resized wp-duotone-unset-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/aiinstitute.hbs.edu\/lish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2025\/04\/question-solid.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-130\" style=\"object-fit:contain;width:40px;height:40px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">How do extrinsic, intrinsic, and pro-social motives interact in driving effort and performance for creative workers?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top has-text-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full is-resized wp-duotone-unset-3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/aiinstitute.hbs.edu\/lish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2025\/04\/question-solid.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-130\" style=\"object-fit:contain;width:40px;height:40px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When are contests vs. community most effective?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top has-text-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full is-resized wp-duotone-unset-4\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/aiinstitute.hbs.edu\/lish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2025\/04\/question-solid.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-130\" style=\"object-fit:contain;width:40px;height:40px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What is the optimal balance between autonomy and managerial control for innovation activities?<br><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These, and related questions, drive the research conducted by LISH and provide a clear pathway to achieve&nbsp;LISH\u2019s mission. Research projects span a diverse array of areas of application, from the development of crowdsourcing best practices to exploring the science of science by examining the value of scientific citations. See below for more information on each of the individual projects in this research track.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Laboratory for Innovation Science at Harvard (LISH) is changing the way we look at incentives and governance in industry and academia through experimentation and analysis with a focus on behavioral economics. Key questions What are the motives for creative workers engaged in innovation activities? 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