Artikel
Goal setting and worker motivation
Employers want motivated and productive employees. Are there ways to increase employee motivation without relying solely on monetary incentives, such as pay-for-performance schemes? One tool that has shown promise in recent decades for improving worker performance is setting goals, whether they are assigned by management or self-chosen. Goals are powerful motivators for workers, with the potential for boosting productivity in an organization. However, if not chosen carefully or if used in unsuitable situations, goals can have undesired and harmful consequences. Goals are a powerful tool that needs to be applied with caution.
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Englisch
- Bibliographic citation
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Journal: IZA World of Labor ; ISSN: 2054-9571 ; Year: 2015 ; Bonn: Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
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Wirtschaft
Design of Experiments: Laboratory, Individual
Field Experiments
Microeconomic Behavior: Underlying Principles
Organizational Behavior; Transaction Costs; Property Rights
Personnel Economics: Labor Management
- Subject
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goals
effort
performance
non-monetary incentives
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Geistige Schöpfung
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Goerg, Sebastian J.
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Veröffentlichung
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Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
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Bonn
- (when)
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2015
- DOI
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doi:10.15185/izawol.178
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- Last update
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10.03.2025, 11:44 AM CET
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- Artikel
Associated
- Goerg, Sebastian J.
- Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
Time of origin
- 2015
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