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Where Have All the Raises Gone?

Compensation Cafe

Last month The New York Times ran an article bemoaning the loss of pay raises in favor of one-time bonuses and non-monetary rewards. Cited in the article, analyst firm Aon Hewitt calls this a “drastic shift” based on the firm’s annual survey on salaried employee compensation. percent in the depths of the recession.

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Extrinsic Motivation: All You Need To Know

Vantage Circle

A study by Bateman & Crant; 2003, Lepper, Corpus, & Iyengar; 2005 have addressed this issue. You will see that an employee will perform best when they are promised a 10% bonus. The apparent bonus governs the employee's behavior, and he performs well to get it. An employer praising his employee for good performance. •