Does salary disparity affect team performance in cricket? Evidence from the Indian Premier League
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.
Authors
- Deepak Srivastav (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5386-7914)
- Rudra Sensarma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7948-310X)
- Praveen Puram (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4871-7409)
- Anand Gurumurthy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4241-7707)
Institutions
- Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode (IN)
- Institute of Management Technology (IN)
- Flame University (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- IIMB Management Review
- Published
- 2025-04-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iimb.2025.100568
- Primary Topic
- Sports Analytics and Performance
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00