The Motivational Properties of Tangible Incentives

Compensation and Benefits Review

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 44-50

  Jeffrey, Scott A ^a   Shaffer, Victoria ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

incentives; motivation

Indexed keywords

EID: 56049085965     PISSN: 08863687     EISSN: 15523837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886368707302528     Document Type: Article

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