Effects of a multicomponent monetary incentive program on the performance of truck drivers: A longitudinal study

Behavior Modification

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 385-405

  LaMere, Jeanne M ^a,b   Dickinson, Alyce M ^a   Henry, Michele ^a,c   Henry, Gordon ^a,c   Poling, Alan ^a  

^a WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Western Michigan University ^*  (United States)

^c SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY EDWARDSVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DRIVER; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOB PERFORMANCE; JOB SATISFACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRODUCTIVITY; REWARD; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 0029746163     PISSN: 01454455     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/01454455960204002     Document Type: Article

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