NBA study finds the pay gap inside a team can quietly undermine performance

NBA study finds the pay gap inside a team can quietly undermine performance

A locker room can look united from the outside. Players wear the same jerseys, run the same plays, and share the same goals. Yet beneath that surface, differences in pay can shift how people cooperate, especially when the gaps exist among the teammates who matter most. That dynamic sits at the center of new research examining how compensation differences influence team success. The study draws on professional basketball data but points toward le…

When NBA Stars Face Pay Inequity, Team Defense Suffers

Professional basketball teams pay enormous sums to their superstars, assuming that money motivates winning. Now, a study of 330 NBA teams reveals a hidden cost to enormous contracts. The post When NBA Stars Face Pay Inequity, Team Defense Suffers appeared first on StudyFinds.