Rewards, Compensation, Merit Pay and Performance Review - A Complex Issue

A Critical Look At Performance Management And Appraisals: Why Don't They Work? by Robert Bacal

By Joel Spolsky - A view that hoping to improve performance via incentive pay is at least sometimes, not a good idea. Viewed 1503 Times )

By Alfie Kohn - To this day, enthusiasm for pay-for-performance runs far ahead of any data supporting its effectiveness%u2014even as measured by standardized-test scores, much less by meaningful indicators of learning. But then that, too, echoes the results in other workplaces. To the best of my knowledge, no controlled scientific study has ever found a long-term enhancement of the quality of work as a result of any incentive system. In fact, numerous studies have confirmed that performance on tasks, particularly complex tasks, is generally lower when people are promised a reward for doing them, or for doing them well. As a rule, the more prominent or enticing the reward, the more destructive its effects. So why are pay-for-performance plans so reliably unsuccessful, if not counterproductive? Viewed 741 Times )

By na - Paying teachers on the basis of performance is gaining increasing support as a vehicle to improve the quality of teaching. Schools, districts and states throughout the country are wrestling with the creation and implementation of pay-for-performance programs. In February 2001, ECS brought together representatives of five leading pay-for-performance models to discuss their efforts and see what lessons could be gleaned for the benefit of policymakers in other states and districts interested in implementing a pay-for-performance system. The models ranged in scope from site-specific to statewide programs in scope; some already had been implemented while others were yet to be adopted. Viewed 1280 Times )

By M. Baker - Any organization's change to performance pay is a huge undertaking, Walker said in an introduction to the GAO report. How it is done, when it is done, and the basis on which it is done can make all the difference in their success, he wrote. Viewed 1349 Times )

By Shawn Zeller - Managers who've done it say it's surprisingly hard to link performance and salaries. Written for the government context, issues are relevant to any oranization looking at performance pay. Viewed 1478 Times )

By Stephen Barr - What do employees thing about pay for performance. Some information collected by the Washington post about employee perceptons of merit pay. Viewed 1023 Times )

By Stephen Barr - Any organization's change to performance pay is a huge undertaking, Walker said in an introduction to the GAO report. How it is done, when it is done, and the basis on which it is done can make all the difference in their success, he wrote. Learn more. Viewed 1224 Times )

By Ken Blanchard - Ken Blanchard explains why the carrot stick method of management to motivate staff fails and that factors like autonomy are more important. Viewed 618 Times )

By David - At last month's HR.com virtual tradeshow one of our customers gave a presentation about how to foster a performance oriented culture - one in which employees focus on the organization's goals. Ron Bates, Human Resources for Harbor Group International had some great points to make about how HR can help develop individuals to adopt high performance attitudes, emotions and behaviors; ultimately fostering collaboration and teamwork. Viewed 1179 Times )

By Mallory Stark - Out-of-control executive compensation schemes are widespread, persistent, and systemic,and new reforms won't clean up the mess, argue law professors Lucian Bebchuk and Jesse Fried. QandA and book excerpt. Viewed 1168 Times )

By John S. McClenahen - For CEOs and other senior executives in manufacturing, performance-related bonuses are up, stock options are less popular and per-formance-tied long-term incentives are more common. But will they make for better management decisions? That's not yet clear. Viewed 1791 Times )

By Martin Sipkoff - Paying incentives to physicians to practice evidence-based medicine appears to be an idea whose time has come. Such programs -- even if successful -- may create a new set of problems. Viewed 769 Times )

By Martin Sipkoff - Paying for performance promises improved quality, reduced cost, and higher income for doctors. So why are some of them worried? Viewed 1284 Times )

By Gregorio Billikopf Encina - Incentive pay, also known as pay for performance is generally given for specific performance results rather than simply for time worked. While incentives are not the answer to all personnel challenges, they can do much to increase worker performance. In this chapter we discuss casual and structured incentives. Although each rewards specific employee behaviors, they differ substantially. In structured incentives, workers understand ahead of time the precise relationship between performance and the incentive reward. In a casual approach, workers never know when a reward will be given. Viewed 2317 Times )

By Bob Normand - Want to provide incentives related to better employee performance? Here are some tips to help you design an effective incentive plan. Viewed 1712 Times )

By Martin Maximino - A look at some research on pay for performance and merit pay. Does it result in improved performance? Find out. Viewed 67 Times )

By Dan Heath - Incentives are often the first resort of most managers, perhaps because they all think they're smart enough to create the perfect carrot. Think again. Viewed 744 Times )

By Joel Spolsky - Most software managers have no choice but to go along with performance review systems that are already in place. If you're in this position, the only way to prevent teamicide is to simply give everyone on your team a gushing review. But if you do have any choice in the matter, I'd recommend that you run fleeing from any kind of performance review, incentive bonus, or stupid corporate employee-of-the-month program. Viewed 1773 Times )

By Dr Michael Brookes - Draws on two research studies on the relationship between having bonus reward programs and productivity and corporate success. Can you guess what the conclusions were? Viewed 309 Times )

By Bob Normand - Incentive plans should not result in arbitrary distributions of money casually decided upon by senior management. Instead, a good incentive plan must be quantified, must be a predictable result to the employee and must be directly related to measurable performance beyond the norm. This differentiates incentive plans from savings or retirement plans. Viewed 1579 Times )

By Kathleen M Joyce - According to a study released earlier this year, the right incentive programs can boost performance among teams of employees by as much as 44%, and among individual workers by as much as 25%. Viewed 1983 Times )

By Jacque Vilet - Some companies are moving away from individually based pay for performance, sometimes called merit pay. Here's a provocative article that talks about three companies that have done so. Viewed 596 Times )

By David Creelman - Is experience and longevity going away as a partial determinant of pay? Here's an article discussing the possibility. ^{Newest Additions} Viewed 0 Times )

By David Creelman - This is one of the top 3 objections to eliminating performance appraisals. How do you handle pay? I'm not wild about this article's suggestions, but here they are. ^{Newest Additions} Viewed 0 Times )

By David Creelman - This is an emerging issue as more people are hired to work on an occasional basis, and command higher salaries than regular employees. The result? Salary structures get disrupted. ^{Newest Additions} Viewed 0 Times )

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