Learning and Work hybride seminars, lente/zomer 2026

De hybride seminarreeks van de Universiteit Maastricht - SBE biedt een podium aan onderzoekers uit verschillende disciplines, met aandacht voor zowel academische als beleidsmatige vraagstukken.

De hybride seminarreeks vindt elke dinsdag plaats van 12.00 tot 13.00 uur, ter plaatse en ook via Microsoft Teams.

Organisatoren L&W seminars

Raymond Montizaan: r.montizaan@maastrichtuniversity.nl
Katarina Wessling: k.wessling@maastrichtuniversity.nl
Steffen Künn: s.kuenn@maastrichtuniversity.nl

  • Aankomend seminar

    Wanneer: dinsdag 13 januari 2026
    Tijd: 12.00u - 13.00u
    Waar: TS53 - A1.22

    Spreker: Jinci Liu (Institute for International Economic Studies, Stockholm University).

    Titel: Managing by Feedback

    Abstract: This paper studies how managers influence worker productivity through feedback. Using data from GitHub and LinkedIn, I analyze over 200 million pieces of feedback during code reviews across 1.7 million software teams. I apply large language models to classify feedback by tone (toxicity, positivity) and informational content (constructiveness). I exploit random reviewer assignments to estimate the causal effects of feedback on developer productivity and retention. Toxic feedback reduces future code quantity and quality and lowers developer retention within the firm, whereas non-toxic criticism has no such detrimental effects. Positive feedback increases productivity and retention and generates spillovers to coworkers. Constructive feedback does not affect future code quantity, though it lowers quality because revisions to reviewed code crowd out time spent on new code development. Finally, I show that feedback explains a sizable share of variation in manager quality, measured by value added to worker productivity. Overall, this paper shows that feedback tone and information shape worker productivity and retention, offering new insights into effective management.

     

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