Categories : *Journal of Applied Psychology
Recognizing Individual Employees Helps the Whole Team
New research explores the positive effects of individual recognition on team performance.
Categories : *Personnel Psychology
Are You Managing and Keeping Your Star Performers?
In the evolving workforce of the 21st century, how important are star performers? What can organizations do to better manage and retain these top employees?
Categories : *Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
How to Better Motivate Employees? Try Categorizing Rewards and Incentives
Researchers show that dividing rewards into different categories may lead to an increase in employee motivation.
Categories : *Journal of Applied Psychology
Psychological Contracts and Employee Satisfaction
Research discusses the role of psychological contracts in the workplace. When will employees feel that they are being treated fairly?
Categories : *HR Magazine Motivation Rewards Strategic HR
A more personal “length of service award” makes a difference
Topic: Motivation, Rewards, Strategic HR, Publication: HR Magazine Article: Length-of-Service Awards Becoming More Personal. Author: R.R. Hastings Featured by: Sarah Bowen Length-of-service awards (the small gold pin or certificate at the bottom of your junk drawer) can be truly rewarding when managed in the proper way. However, when carelessness is evident in such gestures, employees do not
Categories : *Research and Practice in Human Resource Management Compensation Motivation Rewards Strategic HR
Quarter past nine, I’m late again!
Topic: Compensation, Motivation, Rewards, Strategic HR Publication: Research and Practice in Human Resource Management Article: A Mathematical Model to Monitor Late Arrivals at Work Author: S.A. Oke, T.M. Ezenachkwu Featured by: Sarah Bowen In their recent article, Oke and Ezenachukwu embark on an ambitious journey to prove that timeliness is improved through rewards and recognition in the workplace. The authors conduct their research in
Categories : Compensation Motivation Organizational Justice Rewards
Who is holding the glass ceiling in place?
Topic: Compensation, Organizational Justice, Motivation, Rewards Publication: Journal of Human ResourcesArticle: Who is holding the glass ceiling in place? Author: N. Fortin Featured by: Benjamin Granger Many 21st century women still earn less than their male counterparts. However, this injustice may not be due fully to chauvinists and stereotypes. In her article, The Gender Wage Gap among Young
Categories : *The Wall Street Journal Compensation Motivation Rewards
Pay-for-performance: Helping those that help themselves?
Topic: Compensation, Motivation, Rewards Publication: The Wall Street Journal Article: When schools offer money as a motivator. Blogger: James Grand Long gone are the days when Mom and Dad would offer a few bucks for an “A” on your report card to buy some candy from the grocery store. Now, the schools are starting to provide the incentives—and they aren’t just offering up