Reducing Absenteeism and rescheduling among Grocery store employees with Point-Contingent Rewards

Journal of Organizational Behavior Management

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 140-149

  Camden, Matt C ^a,b   Price, Virginia A ^a   Ludwig, Timothy D ^a  

^a APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA TECH TRANSPORTATION INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Absenteeism; Point program; Public feedback; Token economy

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957565435     PISSN: 01608061     EISSN: 15408604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01608061.2011.569194     Document Type: Article

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