Sauermann, Henry; Cohen, Wesley M. - In: Management Science 56 (2010) 12, pp. 2134-2153
pecuniary and nonpecuniary motives of the employees actually working in research and development. Using data on more than 1 …,700 Ph.D. scientists and engineers, we examine the relationships between individuals' motives (e.g., desire for intellectual … challenge, income, or responsibility) and their innovative performance. We find that motives matter, but different motives have …