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Direct linkKoffarnus, Mikhail N.; DeFulio, Anthony; Sigurdsson, Sigurdur O.; Silverman, Kenneth – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2013
Advancing the education of low-income adults could increase employment and income, but adult education programs have not successfully engaged low-income adults. Monetary reinforcement may be effective in promoting progress in adult education. This experiment evaluated the benefits of providing incentives for performance in a job-skills training…
Descriptors: Merit Pay, Low Income Groups, Adults, Employment Level
Wilder, David A.; Harris, Carelle; Casella, Sarah; Wine, Byron; Postma, Nicki – Journal of Organizational Behavior Management, 2011
Previous research (i.e., Wilder, Rost, & McMahon, 2007) has suggested that managers perform poorly when predicting items and activities which their employees state that they might like to earn as part of performance improvement programs. The purpose of the current study was to replicate the earlier study conducted by Wilder et al. (2007) with a…
Descriptors: Personnel Management, Performance Based Assessment, Improvement Programs, Employee Attitudes
