unannounced, public recognition on employee performance. We hired more than 300 employees to work on a three-hour data-entry task …. In a random sample of work groups, workers unexpectedly received recognition after two hours of work. We find that … recognition increases subsequent performance substantially, and particularly so when recognition is exclusively provided to the …

-life balance, growth and development, employee recognition, employee involvement, and health and safety) on intrinsic motivation of …' health and safety on intrinsic motivation. Also, an insignificant effect of employees' recognition was established on …