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Rewards and intrinsic motivation : resolving the controversy /

Contrary to many claims, rewards do not have pervasive negative effects; instead, with careful arrangement of rewards, motivation, performance, and interest are enhanced. Over the past 30 years, many social psychologists have been critical of the practice of using incentive systems in business, educ...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Cameron, Judy, 1953-
Otros Autores: Pierce, W. David
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Westport, Conn. : Bergin & Garvey, 2002.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • pt. 1. Introduction
  • An introduction to the rewards and intrinsic motivation controversy
  • pt. 2. Rewards and intrinsic motivation : a look at the early research
  • How rewards got a bad reputation
  • Why rewards do not deserve a bad reputation
  • pt. 3. Theoretical disputes over rewards and intrinsic motivation
  • Theoretical perspectives on rewards as harmful
  • Theoretical perspectives on rewards as helpful
  • pt. 4. The empirical evidence for the impact of rewards on intrinsic motivation
  • An overview of the experiments on rewards and intrinsic motivation
  • A critique of meta-analyses of the effects of rewardson intrinsic motivation
  • A meta-analysis of the effects of rewards on intrinsic motivation
  • Discussion and implications of our meta-analytic findingspt. 5. Rewards and intrinsic motivation : a sociohistorical perspective
  • A sociohistorical analysis of the literature on rewards and intrinsic motivation
  • pt. 6. Practical applications of rewards
  • The effective use of rewards in everyday life
  • pt. 7. Conclusion
  • Resolving the controversy over rewards and intrinsic motivation.