On the status shocks of tournament rituals: How ritual enactment affects productivity, input provision, and performance

• Main Authors: MAORET, Massimo, MARCHESINI, Giacomo, ERTUG, Gokhan
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2023
• Subjects: status shocks; performance enhancement; social prestige; tournament rituals; productivity; inputs; performance improvement; emotional energy; informational value; symbolic value; social value; behavior change; difference-in-differences; regression discontinuity; National Basketball Association (NBA); causal evidence; Sports Management; Strategic Management Policy
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/6979; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/lkcsb_research/article/7978/viewcontent/AMJ_2020_0585.final_sv.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

We propose a novel process through which status shocks may enhance performance. Specifically, we theorize that when status shocks include a ritualistic conferment of social prestige – such as in the case of “tournament rituals” – participating in that ritual enactment may increase tournament winners...