Timo Vogelsang
Associate Professor of Managerial Accounting • Professor
Associate Professor of Managerial Accounting
Timo Vogelsang is an Associate Professor of Managerial Accounting at the Frankfurt School of Finance & Management.
His research focuses on incentives. He studies the impact of various types of incentives within organizations—both explicit and implicit, monetary and non-monetary—on employee behavior. Within this context, his research also delves into performance measurement and the provision of information.
To examine causal effects and precisely identify mechanisms, Timo Vogelsang primarily uses field experiments in firms. He often complements this with laboratory experiments, online experiments on MTurk or Prolific, survey data, or archival data.
His work has been published, for instance, in the Journal of Accounting Research, Management Science, The Accounting Review, The Journal of Labor Economics, and Harvard Business Review. Additionally, Timo Vogelsang serves as an Associate Editor at Accounting Open and as a member of the Editorial Board of Management Accounting Research.
His work also receives attention in the public media, with publications in, for instance, The Economist, Financial Times, Harvard Business Review, FAZ, Die Welt, Der Spiegel, Die Zeit, Capital, and Harvard Business Manager.
His research focuses on incentives. He studies the impact of various types of incentives within organizations—both explicit and implicit, monetary and non-monetary—on employee behavior. Within this context, his research also delves into performance measurement and the provision of information.
To examine causal effects and precisely identify mechanisms, Timo Vogelsang primarily uses field experiments in firms. He often complements this with laboratory experiments, online experiments on MTurk or Prolific, survey data, or archival data.
His work has been published, for instance, in the Journal of Accounting Research, Management Science, The Accounting Review, The Journal of Labor Economics, and Harvard Business Review. Additionally, Timo Vogelsang serves as an Associate Editor at Accounting Open and as a member of the Editorial Board of Management Accounting Research.
His work also receives attention in the public media, with publications in, for instance, The Economist, Financial Times, Harvard Business Review, FAZ, Die Welt, Der Spiegel, Die Zeit, Capital, and Harvard Business Manager.
- Accounting department
- Professor
- Faculty
PUBLICATIONS
Opitz, S., Sliwka, D., Vogelsang, T., Zimmermann, T., 2025 . The Algorithmic Assignment of Incentive Schemes, Management Science Vol. 71(2), pp. 1546-1563.
Alfitian, J., Vogelsang, T., 2025. The Hidden Costs of Dismissals: Behavioral Consequences of Impending Termination, Journal of Labor Economics. (forthcoming)
Kohler, M., Mahlendorf, M., Seiter, M., Vogelsang, T., 2024. Social Comparison in Multi-Tasking Environments: Sacrificing Overall Performance for Local Excellence?, Journal of Accounting Research.
Vogelsang, T., 2024. Time is (Not) Money:: Incentive Effects of Granting Leisure Time, European Accounting Review Vol. 33(2), pp. 435-459.
Alfitian, J., Sliwka, D., Vogelsang, T., 2024. When Bonuses Backfire: Evidence from the Workplace, Management Science Vol. 70(9), pp. 6395-6414.
Manthei, K., Sliwka, D., Vogelsang, T., 2023. Information, Incentives, and Attention: A Field Experiment on the Interaction of Management Controls, The Accounting Review Vol. 98(5), pp. 455-479.
Vogelsang, T., 2023. Leisure time, performance pay, and crowding-out, Economics Letters Vol. 231(111266).
Manthei, K., Sliwka, D., Vogelsang, T., 2023. Talking About Performance or Paying for It?: A Field Experiment on Performance Reviews and Incentives, Management Science Vol. 69(4), pp. 2098-2216.
Manthei, K., Sliwka, D., Vogelsang, T., 2021. Performance Pay and Prior Learning: Evidence from a Retail Chain, Management Science Vol. 67(11), pp. 6998-7022.
Vogelsang, T., 2019 . Boni steigern nicht zwingend die Leistung, Controlling & Management Review Jg. 63(3), pp. 24-29.
Danilov, A., Vogelsang, T., 2016. Time for Helping, Journal of the Economic Science Association Vol. 2(1), pp. 36-47.
Alfitian, J., Vogelsang, T., 2025. The Hidden Costs of Dismissals: Behavioral Consequences of Impending Termination, Journal of Labor Economics. (forthcoming)
Kohler, M., Mahlendorf, M., Seiter, M., Vogelsang, T., 2024. Social Comparison in Multi-Tasking Environments: Sacrificing Overall Performance for Local Excellence?, Journal of Accounting Research.
Vogelsang, T., 2024. Time is (Not) Money:: Incentive Effects of Granting Leisure Time, European Accounting Review Vol. 33(2), pp. 435-459.
Alfitian, J., Sliwka, D., Vogelsang, T., 2024. When Bonuses Backfire: Evidence from the Workplace, Management Science Vol. 70(9), pp. 6395-6414.
Manthei, K., Sliwka, D., Vogelsang, T., 2023. Information, Incentives, and Attention: A Field Experiment on the Interaction of Management Controls, The Accounting Review Vol. 98(5), pp. 455-479.
Vogelsang, T., 2023. Leisure time, performance pay, and crowding-out, Economics Letters Vol. 231(111266).
Manthei, K., Sliwka, D., Vogelsang, T., 2023. Talking About Performance or Paying for It?: A Field Experiment on Performance Reviews and Incentives, Management Science Vol. 69(4), pp. 2098-2216.
Manthei, K., Sliwka, D., Vogelsang, T., 2021. Performance Pay and Prior Learning: Evidence from a Retail Chain, Management Science Vol. 67(11), pp. 6998-7022.
Vogelsang, T., 2019 . Boni steigern nicht zwingend die Leistung, Controlling & Management Review Jg. 63(3), pp. 24-29.
Danilov, A., Vogelsang, T., 2016. Time for Helping, Journal of the Economic Science Association Vol. 2(1), pp. 36-47.
Vogelsang, T., 2020. Management Practices and Employee Performance: Causal Evidence from Field- and Laboratory Experiments, (Köln, Universität zu Köln, Diss., 2020.)
Mahlendorf, M., Vogelsang, T., 2024, Performance Measures and Incentives: Evidence from Field Experiments in Firms, in: Anne Lillis, Jennifer Grafton (eds): Handbook on Performance Measurement for Management Control, Cheltenham: Edward Elgar.
Kohler, M., Mahlendorf, M., Seiter, M., Vogelsang, T., 2021. Bessere Performance im Lebensmitteleinzelhandel, Controlling & Management Review Vol. 65(8), pp. 42-45.
Kohler, M., Mahlendorf, M., Seiter, M., Vogelsang, T., 2021. Performance Management im Lebensmitteleinzelhandel, Controlling & Management Review Vol. 65(8), pp. 42-45.
Vogelsang, T., 2020. New Work = New Pay?: Spotboni in Form von Freizeit, Personalführung (6).
Kohler, M., Mahlendorf, M., Seiter, M., Vogelsang, T., 2021. Performance Management im Lebensmitteleinzelhandel, Controlling & Management Review Vol. 65(8), pp. 42-45.
Vogelsang, T., 2020. New Work = New Pay?: Spotboni in Form von Freizeit, Personalführung (6).
Vogelsang, T., Manthei, K., Sliwka, D., 2020. Information Provision and Incentives: A Field Experiment on Facilitating and Influencing Managers' Decisions. (submitted)
Manthei, K., Sliwka, D., Vogelsang, T., 2019. Talking about Performance or Paying for it?: Evidence from a Field Experiment, IZA Discussion Paper No. 12446.
Vogelsang, T., 2019. Time is (Not) Money: Incentive Effects of Granting Leisure Time. (Revise and resubmit)
Manthei, K., Sliwka, D., Vogelsang, T., 2019. Talking about Performance or Paying for it?: Evidence from a Field Experiment, IZA Discussion Paper No. 12446.
Vogelsang, T., 2019. Time is (Not) Money: Incentive Effects of Granting Leisure Time. (Revise and resubmit)
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E4.83
OFFICE HOURS
During the lecture period
By Appointment
Room
E4.83