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rewards vs. recognition
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Ben Simonton Jun. 6, 2009.

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Perhaps you are right. But then I am unable to dream up any reason I would ever give a subordinate a box of chocolates using company funds. I never did so. I did once give every person, management and union (over a thousand), a jacket with their or…
June 6, 2009
Perhaps we have different definitions of rewards. I am not talking about a "do this/get that" system, or large bonuses. Rewards can be something as simple as a box of chocolates.
June 5, 2009
You wrote - "My belief is however that rewards must eventually (or at least some times) accompany recognition or it becomes "cheap talk"." I have proven in practice repeatedly that what you believe is not true. That said, compensation should be rea…
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Absolutely... I force my grad students to read Kohn. I know the work well. My belief is however that rewards must eventually (or at least some times) accompany recognition or it becomes "cheap talk". The serious issue on rewards is that their loss…
June 5, 2009
I recommend that you read the book "Punished by Rewards" by Alfie Kohn. There are serious negatives associated with rewards most of which are not understood by managerment gurus in general. Far, far better than rewards is to spend lots of time gett…
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Hello, I am the academic coordinator of the The Site Index: The Annual Analysis and Forecast for the Motivational Events Industry. Our goal is to seat a panel of over 2,000 users and providers of incentive travel. We will be asking them to complet…
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At the risk(?) of self-horn-tooting...any of the last 200 or so postings in Culture to Engage. Tim
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Hi, I am teaching an OB course and looking for a good case study or article on how to get employees committed oops, engaged... :) Any ideas?
May 12, 2009
Hi Ana-Maria, Let me give you my take on it as an academic studying incentives. To me, this is old wine in a new bottle. The construct of affective commitment really captures what I believe to be the latest "buzz" on engagement. My understanding…
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At 10:08am on June 5, 2009, Lorraine Frias said…
Well, hello! Thanks for the invite - it's good to see you out here. Am still exploring this micro-network. Any hot tips?
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Welcome aboard, Scott.

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Once again I am glad you joined. We are just over 1 year old as a network and starting to have a rapid growth spurt. Watch for many new developments over this year.
At 9:21am on February 12, 2009, David Zinger said…
Scott:
I am so pleased you joined us and so much welcome a scholar's perspective on incentives and the actual or perceived link to employee engagement. I look forward to reading your perspectives, I appreciate your picture, and let me know how I can be of assistance. I always appreciate another member from Canada.
David

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I am an assistant professor doing work on tangible incentives and their motivational and relational properties.
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I am a scholar studying tangible incentives
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Waterloo Canada

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I am the academic coordinator of the The Site Index: The Annual Analysis and Forecast for the Motivational Events Industry.

Our goal is to seat a panel of over 2,000 users and providers of incentive travel. We will be asking them to complete surveys about their use and planned use of incentive travel, as well as exciting new ideas and products from providers.

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Dr. Scott Jeffrey

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Education

  • Ph.D., University of Chicago, Graduate School of Business, August 2003 Managerial and Organizational Behavior

  • MBA, Santa Clara University, June 1995.

  • B.S.C., Decision and Information Sciences, Santa Clara University, June 1986


Academic Employment History

  • Assistant Professor, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario Canada; Since July 2003

  • Lecturer in Behavioral Science a

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