On the relationship between intrinsic and extrinsic work motivation

International Journal of Industrial Organization

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 427-439

  Frey, Bruno S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Crowding out intrinsic motivation; Pay for performance; Principal agent theory; Salary schemes; Work incentives

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347510838     PISSN: 01677187     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0167-7187(96)01028-4     Document Type: Article

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