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Dur, Robert A. J.; Lent, Max van - 2018 - This version: 31 March 2018

It has been claimed that many workers in modern economies think that their job is socially useless, i.e. that it makes no or a negative contribution to society. However, the evidence so far is mainly anecdotal. We use a representative dataset comprising 100,000 workers from 47 countries at four...

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The effects of performance measurement and compensation on motivation

Herpen, Marco van; Praag, Mirjam van; Cools, Cornelis - 2003

predict that the design and implementation of a performance measurement and compensation system affect the motivation of … compensation system and extrinsic motivation. Intrinsic motivation is not affected by the design of monetary compensation, but by …

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Incentives and workers' motivation in the public sector

Delfgaauw, Josse; Dur, Robert A. J. - 2006

motivation, and characterise optimal incentive contracts for public sector workers under different informational assumptions …

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Wage structure and the incentive effect of promotions

Herpen, Marco van; Cools, Cornelis; Praag, Mirjam van - 2004

as a wage determinant. We furthermore show that a promotion affects both intrinsic and extrinsic motivation significantly …, though in two different ways: An expected promotion increases extrinsic motivation whereas intrinsic motivation is highest … subsequent to a realized promotion. The relationship between extrinsic motivation and expected promotions implies that promotions …

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The self-perception theory vs. a dynamic learning model

Swank, Otto H. - 2006

motivation may undermine intrinsic motivation. The self-perception (SP) theory developed by Bem (1972) explains this finding. The …

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The price of a price : on the crowding out of social norms

Janssen, Maarten C. W.; Mendys-Kamphorst, Ewa - 2001

There is increasing empirical and experimental evidence thatproviding financial incentives to agents to performcertain socially desirable actions may permanently reduce other typesof motivations to undertake these actions.We study the impact of financial incentives on the desire for...

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