tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post3840339846888259336..comments2024-01-13T18:57:18.243-05:00Comments on Information Processing: Incentives matter, but what kind?Steve Hsuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02428333897272913660noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-4849110197719371822011-06-21T02:36:55.694-04:002011-06-21T02:36:55.694-04:00The video was worth listing too. The speaker seems...The video was worth listing too. The speaker seems to say this is a new discovery though, which I find a little surprising.<br /><br />e.g. This is from an Alfie Kohn article from 1993:<br />Rewards work, don't they? The answer, surprisingly, is mostly no. While rewards are effective at producing temporary compliance, they are strikingly ineffective at producing lasting changes in attitudes Markhttp://mark25.myopenid.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-33201187398143686032011-06-17T10:50:33.240-04:002011-06-17T10:50:33.240-04:00"Autonomy, mastery and purpose" (not to ..."Autonomy, mastery and purpose" (not to mention "team work", "fun workplace atmosphere", "working for greater good") is what employers love to give their employees in place of higher monetary compensation. It is true, when you have accumulated enough wealth to never ever have to worry about earning money again, then you can either turn to recreational drugssilkophttp://cleeray.myopenid.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-88629100838151044612011-06-16T08:25:35.605-04:002011-06-16T08:25:35.605-04:00"Autonomy, mastery and purpose" are the ..."Autonomy, mastery and purpose" are the motivations of academics. I doubt very much that they motivate the population at large. By the way, after 37 years of service on faculties, I came to believe that the chief motivation of academics was "fame," which of course is delusional. The average academic paper in high impact journals goes unread, and more importantly it deserves tosykes.1noreply@blogger.com