Babou, Roland; Tirole, Jean - Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International … - 1999
. Conversely, rewards (extrinsic motivation) have a limited impact on the agent’s current performance, and reduce his intrinsic …, such as offering payments or rewards, delegating a task, or simply giving encouragement. We show that rewards may be weak … motivation to undertake similar tasks in the future. Similarly, empowering the agent is likely to increase his motivation and …