The impact of choice of rewards and feedback on task performance
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An experimental study was conducted to test whether choice of reward and feedback will positively affect task performance and cause arousal. The subjects used were students who were promised that extra points gained in the activity will affect class ratings. Results indicate that both choice and feedback improved task performance but choice did not lead to increased arousal. These results may be explained by the self-determination theory which states that informational antecedents from the environment such as choice and feedback motivates people to work better.
Publication Name: Journal of Organizational Behavior
Subject: Social sciences
ISSN: 0894-3796
Year: 1992
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Inferences about causes and consequences of behavior of leaders and subordinates
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The spontaneous inferences about causes and consequences of performance-related behavior of leaders and subordinates are studied. Leaders and subordinates who were the respondents of the study completed sentences describing the behavior of leaders or subordinates. The hypothesis that behavior of leaders induced more causal analysis because it can strongly affect others was confirmed by the results of the study. In addition, consequences for the environment were observed to be induced more by leader behavior.
Publication Name: Journal of Organizational Behavior
Subject: Social sciences
ISSN: 0894-3796
Year: 1999
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The feedback experiment: an exploratory study of cue use
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Feedback from an individual's company and supervisors makes a greater impact than peer- or self-generated feedback. A series of three organizational studies examined how work experience affects cue use and which cues influence behavior. The study found that workers, regardless of experience, heeded positive cues from supervisors most and placed the least emphasis on cues from co-workers. Managers, directed by performance goals rather than career-advancement goals, rated negative cues more highly.
Publication Name: Journal of Organizational Behavior
Subject: Social sciences
ISSN: 0894-3796
Year: 1993
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