Does salary disparity affect team performance in cricket? Evidence from the Indian Premier League

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IIMB Management Review Pub Date : 2025-06-01 DOI:10.1016/j.iimb.2025.100568

Deepak Srivastav , Praveen Puram , Rudra Sensarma , Anand Gurumurthy

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Abstract

We examine salary disparity and team performance using data from 11 seasons of the Indian Premier League (IPL) between 2008 and 2019. Research on corporate pay structures and professional team sports organisations has examined salary disparity and its ramifications, but the case of cricket is less explored, particularly in relation to team performance. We study the world’s largest cricket league, viz. IPL, which imposes hard budget caps making pay disparities more likely. We find evidence for equity pay theory according to which salary disparity cripples group harmony and team performance by creating a perception of inequality and jealousy among employees.

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工资差距会影响板球球队的表现吗？证据来自印度超级联赛

我们使用2008年至2019年印度超级联赛（IPL） 11个赛季的数据来研究工资差距和球队表现。对企业薪酬结构和专业团队体育组织的研究考察了薪酬差距及其后果，但对板球的研究较少，尤其是与球队表现的关系。我们研究了世界上最大的板球联赛，即印度板球超级联赛（IPL），它施加了严格的预算上限，使薪酬差距更有可能出现。我们发现了公平薪酬理论的证据，根据该理论，薪酬差距会在员工中产生不平等和嫉妒的感觉，从而削弱团队和谐和团队绩效。

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IIMB Management Review MANAGEMENT-

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3.20

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5.90%

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68 days

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