Organizational Behavior/Human Resources Mgmt

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Several researchers have been interested in analyzing on whether provision of incentives and rewards in the workplace can have any impact in the field of production , among them being Author Alfie Kohn . Most of the employers and organization managers have tried provision of incentives in their firms severally with no benefits . It has been noted that , provision of incentives in the employment does not alter the employees ' behaviors . This is mainly because , when the management

br provides rewards to the employees either by giving them a certain target so that they can get certain amount , they change their performance but immediately the reward is introverted , they resume to normal performance . This is due to the fact that , it is very hard to change people 's characteristics and especially when they are working as a group . According to Kohn , rewards only alter what we do just partially but do not form the enduring assurance or promise to any action (Schneider , 2003 ,

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Alfie suggested at least six main reasons as to why rewards do not work in most cases in a workplace set ups . They include : compensation should not act as a motivator at the workplace . When the employee is paid for the amount of work he or she has done , although there is an appreciation , the amount paid cannot meet all of his or her demands . If someone is paid less salary , this lowers his motivation thus low performance . On the other hand , being paid large amount of money does not imply high performance but in turn increases satisfaction to the worker Incentive chastise is another reason as to why incentives have failed . Like rewards , punishment can not motivate the employee . When one is told to accomplish a certain job and be shown what will happen to him or her , this is a direct punishment because if the target given cannot be achieved , the employee will definitely leave the work . When incentives are provided , it can be desired highly but when the reward being given becomes a conditional , it definitely reduces the workers motivation hence cannot perform effectively Rewards splits relationships is another reason as to why incentives can not work . The employees in a certain organization should be in a position to work as a group . Once the management introduces rewards , confusion and chaotic behavior start happening at the workplace . The bond of their corporation relationship then weakens and in turn , each one of them to relaxes . This especially happens when the employees in the workplace struggle for the limited incentives available . They see each of them as a hindrance to their personal success Incentive ignorance reasons is another explanation of why incentives do not work in most organizations . The managers should be in a position to realize any problem happening in the organization . When more problems occur often in the firm , manages apply provision of incentives as a substitution to give workers what they want so...