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    Posted 06-06-2005 18:18
    Hi All.

    Although I got a number of responses to my recent post on incentives,
    only one of them - from Frank Shipper - provided references. With his
    permission, I am sharing the annotated bibliography he sent me with
    you.

    In addition, I have created a rough summary of our results to send out
    to folks so that they can have a better idea of what we did/found, and
    to solicit whatever insights and/or input people have to offer regarding
    what our data "says" and how it can be used. If you'd like to see a
    copy of that summary, please contact me offline at cshunt@niu.edu.

    Thanks.

    Courtney Hunt

    Frank Shipper's annotated bibliography:

    Some recent work that I have been particularly impressed
    with are:

    Donovan, M. A., Drasgow, F., & Munson, L. J. (1998). The perceptions
    of
    fair treatment scale: Development and validation of a measure if
    interpersonal treatment in the workplace. Journal of Applied
    Psychology,
    Vol. 83, No. 5, 683-692.

    Procedural justice as a two-dimensional construct: An examination in
    the per...
    Berrin Erdogan; Maria L Kraimer; Robert C Liden
    The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science; Jun 2001; 37, 2

    Below is an annotated reference list of both articles and books that I
    have put together on this subject:

    Academic Articles:

    Adams, J. S. (1963). "Toward an Understanding of Inequity." Journal of
    Abnormal Psychology, v67n5, pp. 422-436.

    A theory of social inequity, with special consideration given to wage
    inequities is presented. A special case of Festinger's cognitive
    dissonance, the theory specifies the conditions under which inequity
    will arise and the means by which it may be reduced or eliminated.
    Observational field studies supporting the theory and laboratory
    experiments designed to test certain aspects of it are described.

    Campbell, J. P., Dunnette, M. D., Lawler, E. E., III, Weick, K. E.,
    Jr.
    (1970). "Expectancy Theory" in John P Campbell et al., Managerial
    Behavior, Performance and Effectiveness, New York: McGraw-Hill,
    pp.343-348.

    For the cognitive theorist, it is the anticipation of reward that
    energizes behavior and the perceived value of various outcomes that
    gives behavior its direction. This article compares drive theory and
    expectancy theory and proposes a hybrid expectancy model for examining
    organizational behavior. Further discussion includes discrepancy
    theory
    and the discrepancy between an employees job inputs and job outcomes
    as
    motivation to employees.

    Case, J. (1998). "Common Sense About Group Incentives." Harvard
    Management Update, pp. 3-4.

    Few compensation ideas have swept the business world as quickly as
    group incentive or gain sharing plans. Unlike traditional
    profit-sharing
    plans, group incentive plans emphasize unit or department results
    rather
    than company wide results. Unlike individual or project-team
    incentives,
    everyone in the unit is usually included. The idea behind group
    incentives is simple and compelling: employees will be more productive
    if part of their compensation is tied to business objectives.
    Companies
    get better performance and may even be able to cut fixed costs by
    minimizing annual pay increases. A study by the Consortium for
    Alternative Rewards Strategies found that group incentive plans
    averaged
    returns of $2.22 for every dollar of payout. Designing and
    implementing
    such a plan, however, is problematic. You must choose the right
    objectives and inform and get support from managers and employees. HMU
    tells you how to determine whether your company's plan is on track,
    and
    what you should do if it's not.

    Cropanzano, R. & Folger, R. (1996). "Procedural Justice and Worker
    Motivation." in Steers, R. M., Porter, L. W. & Bigley, G. A. (Eds.),
    Motivation and Leadership at Work (6th Edition), New York:
    McGraw-Hill,
    pp. 72-83.

    When people do not receive the rewards to which they feel entitled,
    they are often motivated to do something about it. The problem comes
    in
    specifying whether workers will become angry and work less hard or
    work
    even harder in the hope of eventually obtaining what they want. One
    way
    of conceptualizing fairness is illustrated by equity theory, which
    states people determine whether they have been treated fairly at work
    by
    examining their own payoff ratio of outcomes to inputs and comparing
    that ratio to that of others, such as their coworkers. The notion of
    procedural justice focuses instead on the fairness of the manner in
    which the decision-making process is conducted. In other words, the
    focus shifts from what was decided to how the decision was made. This
    research looks at procedural justice as a supplement to equity theory
    and measures employee attitudes on procedural justice. A two-component
    model of justice examines (1) a person's perception of having received
    an inequitable or negative outcome and (2) the perceptions of the
    events
    leading up to and accompanying the unfavorable outcome. The research
    then discusses three situations: (1) allocation is favorable but the
    procedures are unfair; (2) outcomes are inequitable but the procedures
    are perceived as fair and (3) both distribution and administration are
    unfair.

    Eisenberger, R. & Cameron, J. (1996). "Detrimental Effects of Reward:
    Reality or Myth?" American Psychologist, v51n11, 1153-1166.
    Based on seemingly overwhelming empirical evidence of the detrimental
    effects of reward on intrinsic task interest and creativity, the use
    of
    reward to alter human behavior has been challenged in literature
    reviews, textbooks, and popular media. An analysis of a quarter of
    research on intrinsic task interest and creativity revealed, however,
    that (a) detrimental effects of reward occur under highly restricted,
    easily avoidable conditions; (b) mechanisms of instrumental and
    classical conditioning are basic for understanding incremental and
    decremental effects of reward on task motivation; and (c) positive
    effects of reward on generalized creativity are easily attainable
    using
    procedures derived from behavior theory.

    Applied Articles:

    Goddard, R.W. (November 1987). "Well Done." Management World, v16n6,
    pp. 14-16.

    Discusses using praise as a motivator, exploring reasons why praise is
    not used or not used effectively and how to praise effectively.

    Herzberg, F. (September/October 1987). "One More Time: How Do You
    Motivate Employees?" Harvard Business Review, v65n5, pp. 109-120.

    The growth or motivator factors that are intrinsic to a job are: 1.
    achievement, 2. recognition for achievement, 3. the work itself, 4.
    responsibility, and 5. growth or advancement. The
    dissatisfaction-avoidance or "hygiene" factors that are extrinsic to
    the
    job include: 1. company policy and administration, 2. supervision, 3.
    interpersonal relationships, 4. working conditions, 5. salary, 6.
    status, and 7. security. A composite of the factors involved in
    causing
    job satisfaction and dissatisfaction, drawn from samples of 1,685
    employees, reveals that motivators were the main cause of satisfaction
    and hygiene factors the main cause of unhappiness on the job. The
    motivation-hygiene theory suggests that work be enriched to bring
    about
    effective utilization of personnel. "Job enrichment" describes the
    systematic attempt to motivate employees by manipulating the motivator
    factors. Management can produce job enrichment by: 1. removing some
    controls while maintaining accountability, 2. increasing employees'
    accountability for their own work, 3. giving people complete natural
    work units, and 4. assigning individuals specialized tasks so they can
    become experts in them.

    Kerr, S. (1995). "On the Folly of Rewarding A, While Hoping for B."
    Academy of Management Executive, 9, 7-14.

    A classic article that describes the disconnection between rewards as
    given in many organizations and the goals that the organization
    aspires
    to obtain in its written statements.

    Kopelman, R. E. (October 1983). "The Case for Merit Rewards."
    Personnel
    Administration.

    Kouzes, J. M., & Posner, B. Z. (1995). "Recognize Contributions:
    Linking Rewards with Performance," in J. M. Kouzes and B. Z. Posner,
    The
    Leadership Challenge, San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

    In this chapter the authors relate one of the practices, linking
    rewards to performance, that outstanding leaders use to have others
    accomplish something extraordinary in their organizations.

    Larson, K. (August 1991). "How to Recognize Your Staffers'
    Contribution (95KB)." Supervisory Management, v36, n8, p.8.

    Twenty-five ways to say thanks; nine guidelines for choosing
    recipients
    and planning their recognition.

    Lawler, E. E., III. (September-October 1976). "New Approaches to Pay
    Administration." Personnel, v53, n5, pp. 11-23.

    Lawler, E. E., III. (1987). "The Design of Effective Reward Systems,"
    in J. W. Lorsch (Ed.), Handbook of Organizational Behavior. Englewood
    Cliffs, N. J.: Prentice-Hall, pp. 255 - 271.

    Luthans, F., & White, D. D., Jr. (1971). "Behavior Modification:
    Application to Manpower Management." Personnel Administration, v34,
    pp.
    41-47.

    Mihal, W. L. (1983). "Merit Pay: A good Idea But Does It Work."
    Personnel Administration.

    Mowday, R. T. (1987). "Equity Theory Predictions of Behavior in
    Organizations" in Richard M. Steers and Lyman W. Porter (Eds.),
    Motivation and Work Behavior (Fourth Edition). New York: McGraw-Hill,
    pp. 89-110.

    Nadler, D. A., & Lawler, E. E., III. ( 1977). "Motivation: A
    diagnostic
    Approach" in J. Richard Hackman, Edward E. Lawler, III, and Lyman W.
    Porter (Eds.), Perspective on Behavior in Organizations (Second
    Edition). New York, McGraw-Hill.

    Nelson, A. (May 1987). "Just Praise Won't Do It." Supervision, v49n5,
    pp. 8-9, 26.

    In most of the basic theories of motivation, praise is seldom singled
    out as the powerful motivator it can be when used properly.
    Traditional
    theory stresses money as the primary motivator. Maslow's needs
    hierarch
    theory says that workers have needs other than money, such as physical
    needs, job security, and acceptance by the work group. The 4th level
    in
    the hierarchy finds the employee seeking a sense of self-esteem, with
    praise playing a big part in achieving that sense. In the last level,
    the worker believes he has reached full potential. Herzberg's
    maintenance-motivation theory says that the true motivators relate to
    the job itself. These include recognition, job advancement, a sense of
    achievement, growth, potential, and responsibility. The
    preference-expectancy theory of motivation is that the employee's
    motivation is dependent upon his preferences and expectations.
    Supervisors should be genuine in their recognition of workers and be
    specific when praising them.

    Pfeffer, J. (1998). "Six Dangerous Myths About Pay." Harvard Business
    Review, v76n3, pp. 108-119.

    In this article, Jeffrey Pfeffer (Thomas D. Dee Professor of
    Organizational Behavior at Stanford Business School) identifies widely
    accepted "fictions" about pay, disproves them with evidence, and then
    offers advice on how managers should pay their employees, and why.
    Every
    day, executives make decisions about pay, and they do so in a
    landscape
    that's shifting. As more and more companies base less of their
    compensation on straight salary and look to other financial options,
    managers are bombarded with advice about the best approaches to take.
    Unfortunately, much of that advice is wrong. Indeed, much of the
    conventional wisdom and public discussion about pay today is
    misleading,
    incorrect, or both. The result is that business people are adopting
    wrongheaded notions about how to pay people and why. In particular,
    they
    are subscribing to six dangerous myths about pay: 1) Labor rates are
    the
    same as labor costs; 2) Cutting labor rates will lower labor costs; 3)
    Labor costs represent a large portion of a company's total costs; 4)
    Keeping labor costs low creates a potent and sustainable competitive
    edge; 5) Individual incentive pay improves performance; and 6: People
    work primarily for the money. The author explains why these myths are
    so
    pervasive, shows where they go wrong, and suggests how leaders might
    think more productively about compensation. With increasing frequency,
    the author says, he sees managers harming their organizations by
    buying
    into--and acting on--these myths. Those that do, he warns, are
    probably
    doomed to endless tinkering with pay that at the end of the day will
    accomplish little but cost a lot.

    Sherwood, A. (May 1987). "A Bakers Dozen of Ways to Motivate People."
    Management Solutions, v49n11, pp. 14-16.

    Thirteen tips to motivate, in four categories: giving recognition,
    delegating responsibility, the right mix of extrinsic and intrinsic
    rewards, and creating a positive self fulfilling prophecy.

    Woodruff, M.J. (June 1992). "Why Companies Should Say Thanks (233KB)."
    Supervision, v53n6, pp. 3-5.

    Companies can motivate their employees by giving them awards and
    recognition. Sometimes a simple expression of gratitude will suffice.
    According to a survey completed by the American Productivity Center
    and
    the American Compensation Association, 3/4 of the businesses in the US
    have some type of innovative reward system. Some guidelines for
    companies considering implementing a reward system are: 1. The rewards
    should match the achievement. 2. The more a reward is expected, the
    less
    it is appreciated. 3. The best reward programs are tailor made. 4. A
    reward does not have to be large to be effective. In addition, it is
    important to have an accurate and objective evaluation system so that
    employees do not feel cheated.

    Books:

    Bowen, R. B. 2000. Recognizing and Rewarding Employees. New York:
    McGraw-Hill (241 pages).

    Positive feedback and recognition are proven and valuable--but too
    often overlooked--management tools. Recognizing and Rewarding
    Employees
    gives managers the top-ten rewards most successful at motivating
    employees, tips for showing appreciation for work done well, ways to
    promote achievement through recognition, and more.

    Deeprose, D. 1994. How to Recognize & Reward Employees (Worksmart
    Series). New York: AMACOM (107 pages).

    Offers 10 guidelines for developing formal programs and informal
    behaviors for recognizing employees. Deeprose offers 100 thoughtful
    ideas for affirmation--including many that are very inexpensive--plus
    scores of exercises, self-tests, and sidebars.

    The ESOP Reader: A Primer on Employee Ownership Plans (2003 edition).

    Oakland, CA: National Center for Employee Ownership (228 pages).
    This book is a general guide to employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs)
    in both private and public companies. It is written more for the
    person
    who wants a straightforward primer on these issues than for the person
    who wants detailed technical coverage.

    Glanz, B. A. 1996. Care Packages for the Workplace: Dozens of Little
    Things You Can Do To Regenerate Spirit At Work. New York: McGraw-Hill
    (222 pages).

    Morale is down-spirits are low-the workload is mounting. Today's
    hard-working employees need a break! And nothing feels better than
    Care
    Packages for the Workplace from internationally known,
    lift-your-spirits
    author Barbara Glanz. This timely gift-book format provides the hard
    at
    work with dozens of simple "brighten-your-day" ideas such as:
    beautifying the work space in order to do what Tom Peters
    recommends-"Fight Bland Dullness!"; putting a personal signature on
    all
    work; sharing a joke-a-day, one month at a time; holding grapevine
    meetings where rumors are openly discussed; partaking in good news
    hours
    where positive news is shared; creating special awards for a job well
    done; scheduling lunches with management.

    Grove, A. S. 1987. One-On-One with Andy Grove: How to Manage Your
    Boss, Yourself, and Your Co-Workers. New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons
    (235
    pages).

    This book is a classic, but was printed before Andy Grove became a
    business hero and is difficult to find since it has been out of print
    for some time.

    Harvey, E. 2000. 180 Ways to Walk the Recognition Talk. Dallas: The
    Walk the Talk Company (43 pages).

    A short and inexpensive book provides some clever ideas on how to
    provide recognition.

    Heneman, R. L. 1992. Merit Pay for Performance: Linking Pay Increase
    to Performance Ratings. New York: Addison-Wesley Pub Co. (298 pages).

    Of all U.S. organizations, 80 percent now use merit pay. In his book,
    Robert Henemann summarizes current research which can be used to
    develop
    new merit-pay plans, or to increase the effectiveness of existing
    plans.
    He also shows how performance-appraisal research should be expanded to
    include certain situational factors, such as the administrative
    purpose
    of the appraisal, organizational politics, the type of organization,
    and
    the goals of the compensation systems. Major sections of the book
    include an assessment of the desirability and feasibility of the merit
    pay, development and administration of a merit-pay plan, and the
    evaluation of relevant outcomes. Henemann's book is a summary of the
    current knowledge of merit pay that emphasizes three perspectives: a
    balanced perspective, an interdisciplinary perspective, and
    recommendations for merit pay policy and practice.


    Jeffries, R. (1996). 101 Recognition Secrets. Chevy Chase, MD:
    Performance Enhancement Group (106 Pages).

    Top Ten Best Seller at the American Society of Training and
    Development
    International Conference. This quick 17-minute management tool offers
    over a hundred instant, practical, low-cost, ready-to use ideas for
    how,
    when, and where managers can recognize and motivate individuals in
    today's diverse workplace. Based on anecdotal research developed from
    the responses of over 10,000 managers and employees, 101 Recognition
    Secrets shows:
    * How to use recognition as a performance measurement tool * How to
    motivate marginal employees * Strategies to boost employee performance
    and productivity * Principles necessary for effective recognition.

    Klubnik, J. P. 1995. Rewarding and Recognizing Employees: Ideas for
    Individuals, Teams, and Managers (Briefcase Books Series). Irwin
    Professional Publishers ( 198 pages).

    From Booklist: "Management literature consistently emphasizes the need
    to recognize and reward employees, but usually falls short when it
    comes
    to suggesting specific, concrete ways to do so. Furthermore, many
    managers and supervisors are not able to alter easily or readily
    establish benefit and reward mechanisms. Klubnik, a partner in a
    training and consulting firm and author of Team-Based Problem Solver
    (1994), lists well over 100 creative, easy-to-implement suggestions
    for
    recognizing employees. She also admonishes against using these ideas
    without first analyzing current staff attitudes, already established
    recognition activities, and the organizational culture to avoid what
    might come across as empty gestures. Klubnik goes on to detail how to
    establish an organization-wide recognition program. This unique book
    belongs in most management collections." David Rouse

    Lawler, III, E. E. (2000). Rewarding Excellence: Pay Strategies for
    the New Economy, San Francisco: Jossey-Bass (352 pages).

    In a job market in which companies are falling over themselves to meet
    potential employees' demands, Edward Lawler asks the question of the
    moment: Is money really what motivates workers? The answer, he
    suggests
    in Rewarding Excellence, is no. He proposes alternative ways for
    companies to motivate their employees. Lawler dismisses merit pay
    doled
    out on the basis of seniority and job ranking. In fact, he's skeptical
    about the whole relationship between worker performance and pay.
    "Research in this field suggests that pay for performance can cause
    people to stop finding intrinsic pleasure from doing work, and as a
    result, cause employees to do things only when they are paid for doing
    them," Lawler writes. With charts and performance-matrix graphs, he
    quotes stats on the best ways to use money to inspire excellence.
    Merit
    pay may be necessary, Lawler admits, but it can do only so much, he
    maintains. He says it's OK for companies to give raises and bonuses,
    but
    only if they're based on fair and accurate employee evaluations. That
    isn't easy to do, he concedes, since such tests require companies to
    apply their overall strategy to every employee's role. But Lawler lays
    out a method for grading performance, as well as an alternative reward
    system based on team rather than individual performance. Anyone who
    needs to get up to speed on compensation trends will benefit from
    Lawler's real-world examples and clear instructions. But if you're
    looking for bottom-line salary figures, you won't find them here. No
    magic pay scale exists, he insists; he doesn't believe in
    one-size-fits-all numbers. Lawler's argument is a paradox: He
    downplays
    the correlation between pay and performance, and then writes
    extensively
    about how to use money to motivate workers. But in the end he's
    realistic, acknowledging that in an overheated job market money talks
    -
    and underpaid workers walk.

    Nelson, R. (1994). 1001 Ways to Reward Your Employees. New York:
    Workman Publishing (302 pages).

    The president of a leading management-training and consulting company
    has delved extensively into the issue of employee rewards and put
    together an idea-filled reference to making the
    person/achievement/reward equation work.

    Risher, H. 1999. Aligning Pay and Results: Compensation Strategies
    That Work from the Boardroom to the Shop Floor. New York: AMACOM (324
    pages).

    Proven pay-for-performance solutions from some of the country's
    leading
    compensation experts. Measuring performance is now standard procedure
    at
    all levels of business. But the natural extension--linking performance
    to compensation for every employee--is only beginning to be recognized
    as a valuable strategy for continued organizational success. With a
    breadth of expertise unavailable in any other source, this book offers
    insights from fourteen prominent compensation consultants. They
    discuss
    such topics as: * developing and installing incentive plans for all
    employees * communicating changes in compensation programs * designing
    incentive plans around new performance concepts like the Balanced
    Scorecard and Economic Value * executive compensation * group
    incentives
    and team-based pay.

    Rodrick, S. S. (1999) Incentive Compensation and Employee Ownership.
    Oakland, CA: National Center for Employee Ownership (200 pages).
    This book takes a broad look at how to use incentives, ranging from
    stock options to cash bonuses to gainsharing, to motivate and reward
    employees in dynamic companies that seek to create a more productive
    "ownership" culture. Using both technical discussions and case
    studies,
    it explores incentives both as self-sufficient tools and as
    complements
    to retirement-oriented plans such as employee stock ownership plans
    (ESOPs). Specific topics covered by individual chapters include stock
    incentives in entrepreneurial growth companies, how incentives fit
    into
    the "Great Game of Business," communicating short-term incentives to
    employees, performance-based stock options, gainsharing and the
    Scanlon
    plan, the incentive programs at employee-owned Science Applications
    International Corporation (SAIC), how to correctly design a cash
    incentive program, and more.

    Rye, D. 1998. 1,001 Ways to Inspire Your Organization, Your Team, and
    Yourself. Career Press (300 pages).

    The Association of Quality and Participation says, "Motivation is the
    single most important management strategy you will ever need to ensure
    your personal, professional and organizational success. And l,001 Ways
    to Inspire Your Organization, Your Team, and Yourself shows how to
    re-apply motivation in everything you do (300 pages).

    Hope that this helps,

    Frank

    Frank Shipper, Ph.D.
    Professor of Management
    Perdue School of Business
    Salisbury University
    Salisbury, MD 21801
    Phone: (410) 543-6333
    FAX: (410) 546-6208
    E-mail: fmshipper@salisbury.edu