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Rewards are not always bad for fun: Undermining the Undermining Effect Using Task-Congruent Rewards

Year: 2011

Type: dissertation

Abstract: Currently, researchers on the undermining effect agree: Tangible rewards could harm intrinsic motivation. The aim of the present research was to search for tangible rewards that do not harm intrinsic motivation. Guided by ideas of a recent model on motivation, I tested the assumptions that task-congruent rewards do not undermine intrinsic motivation, while task-incongruent rewards do. Furthermore, task-congruent rewards should even enhance intrinsic motivation. Three experiments confirmed these assumptions. Beyond the positive effect of task-congruent rewards on intrinsic motivation, also a positive effect on performance could be revealed.

Source: mediaTUM – the media and publications repository of the Technical University Munich (Technical University Munich)

Author: Susanne Steiner

Language: English

Topic: Employee Performance and Motivation

Subfield: Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management

Field: Business, Management and Accounting

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: green

Funders: Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung, Technische Universität München, Graduate School, Technische Universität München

Award: Förderung Nachhaltigen Konsums durch Nutzerintegration in Nachhaltigkeits-Innovationen

OpenAlex ID: W2751050387

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