incentives

incentives : In economics and sociology, an incentive is any factor (financial or non-financial) that enables or motivates a particular course of action, or counts as a reason for preferring one choice to the alternatives. It is an expectation that encourages people to behave in a certain way. Since human beings are purposeful creatures, the study of incentive structures is central to the study of all economic activity (both in terms of individual decision-making and in terms of co-operation and competition within a larger institutional structure). Economic analysis, then, of the differences between societies (and between different organizations within a society) largely amounts to characterizing the differences in incentive structures faced by individuals involved in these collective efforts. Eventually, incentives' aim is providing value for money and contributing to organizational success. Incentives can be classified according to the different ways in which they motivate agents to..   More from Wikipedia

incentives : A perverse incentive is an incentive that has an unintended and undesirable effect, that is against the interest of the incentive makers. Perverse incentives by definition produce negative unintended consequences...   More from Wikipedia

  Video from Group MBA project on Incentives and Rewards in the Work Place

  Groovy commercial for what was then American Oil. "The American Scene" personified Madison Avenue's warped perception of youth in the late '60s. They wanted a mod Nehru jacket'ed pop group and what they got was a cheesy "bb-bah-BAAAH!" style which instead sounds like SCTV's "Five Neat Guys" I'll bet the twitterpated gas station attendant forgot to check the bass guitarist's oil. 30 cents a gallon, folks - c'mon!! ... Amoco American Scene commercial classic TV

Question : What are some of the best incentives you've ever received from a company?

Answer : cheap mortgage - got me on the house owning ladder..   More from Yahoo Answers

Question : I'm doing a paper on incentives and recognition as motivation for sales people. I'd like to find out what are the types or forms of incentives and recognition a sales person knows. So, there should a list under incentives such as monetary, tangible merchandises, trips, compensation, and the likes. And for recognition, probably promotion, awards, trophies, certifivates, and the likes. But, I'd like to approach it as objectively as possible. Can anyone help? Thanks.

Answer : A pat on the back with a few words of appreciation cannot be replaced by any tangible incentives that you have mentioned!..   More from Yahoo Answers

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