Do Rewards Benefit the Organization? the Effects of Reward Types and the Perceptions of Diverse R&D Professionals

IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 47-55

  Chen, Chao C ^a,b   Ford, Cameron M ^a,b   Farris, George F ^a,b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Collective and individual rewards; Demographic diversity; Fixed and variable rewards; Foreign born scientists and engineers; Intrinsic and extrinsic rewards; Monetary and nonmonetary rewards; Organizational (net) benefits; R d professionals

Indexed keywords

ENGINEERS; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

COLLECTIVE AND INDIVIDUAL REWARDS; DEMOGRAPHIC DIVERSITY; MONETARY AND NONMONETARY REWARDS;

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0033080158     PISSN: 00189391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/17.740037     Document Type: Article

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