
As long-time readers of this blog know, I like to stay on top of the latest research and news in the employee recognition, rewards, engagement and motivation industries (and there is quite a good bit of it).
And I’m glad I do, because research like this out of Harvard Business School proves the point of a narrow focus being used to paint results much too broadly.
The research working paper is titled The Dirty Laundry of Employee Award Programs: Evidence from the Field. Here’s the abstract: Read more…






























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