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Research by Paul Black, a School of Accountancy assistant professor and dean鈥檚 fellow in the 91看片, indicates that commendation directly from colleagues boosts camaraderie and collaboration especially when it comes from those who are closest to the employee.

This esprit de corps, in turn, fosters a happier work force that contributes to the financial success of the company. 

Peer recognition can be as simple as a colleague telling a coworker 鈥済reat job,鈥� although some companies set up social media-type platforms known as peer recognition systems that allow co-workers to send complimentary comments via the software.

Black cautions that a peer-recognition system that features leaderboards or ranking system could backfire and lead to hard feelings among employees. Comparison is the killer and peer-recognition systems should be careful that they don鈥檛 come across as a popularity contest, he said.

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Black鈥檚 insights come from two research papers he published in the journal Accounting, Organization and Society.

• 鈥�,鈥� which he co-authored with and at the University of South Carolina.