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self determination theory - DEci and and Ryan people have three innate psychological needs : autonomy relatedness and competence, When they have that they feel motivated happy and productive,

Any intrinsic reward should be unexpected and offered only after the task is complete. in other words where if then rewards are a mistake, shift to now that rewards.

Sawyer Effect as “practices that can either turn play into work or work into play,” after Tom Sawyer, who tricked his friends into painting a fence for him by convincing them it was fun

Dan Ariely research in India Madurai, when the task called for rudimentary cognitive skills, larger rewards led to poorer performance. but as ing as the task involved only mechanical skill, bonuses worked as they would be expected the higher the pay, the better the performance

the starting point - the baseline rewards should be enough and fair - the salary , wages, benefits. Without a healthy baseline, motivation of any sort is difficult and often impossible. (FAIR keyword is important here)

There are three drivers- external - biological - intrinsic

consider nontangibel rewards - praise and positive feedback are much less corrosive than cash and trophies

Exppectatiostatus and security.

KITA was used by Herzberg to explain why managers don't motivate employees. He demonstrated that employees are not motivated by being kicked (figuratively speaking), or by being given more money or benefits, a comfortable environment or reducing time spent at work. These elements were called 'hygiene factors' by Herzberg because they concern the co... See more

Not getting an expected reward is a punishment