Social-Recognition versus Financial Incentives? Exploring the Effects of Creativity-Contingent External Rewards on Creative Performance

The need for creativity is intrinsic incentivising heuristic tasks when rewarded, can diminish the intrinsic value.

the effects on externally mediated rewards in intrinsic motivation - Edward desci - when money is used intrinsic motivation decreased, while verbal positive rewards increased the motivation.

These two examples illustrate a simple point: Your reward structure should explicitly recognize the importance of creative contribution. We don’t mean to suggest that people being creative are motivated solely by money, or power, or prestige. In fact, they’re often motivated by the desire for interesting work, the challenge of a tough problem, the

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