Kim, J.H., Gerhart, B., & Fang, M. (2021). Do Financial Incentives Help or Harm Performance in Interesting Tasks? Journal of Applied Psychology. (accepted, SSCI impact factor=5.85).


【Abstract】
There continues to be disagreement about whether financial incentives undermine or enhance performance, especially in interesting tasks. Although the Jenkins, Mitra Gupta, & Shaw (1998) meta-analysis finds a positive effect of incentives, including in interesting tasks (reported = +.34; our computed = +.79), a more recent and widely cited meta-analysis by Weibel, Rost, and Osterloh (2010) reports, in contrast, a negative effect ( = -.13) of incentives on performance in interesting tasks. Thus, the effect size for interesting tasks differs by .92 standard deviations between the two meta-analyses, a very large difference. We incorporate primary studies from these two meta-analyses and other sources in a new, more complete meta-analysis of incentives-performance in interesting and noninteresting tasks. We also examine additional key moderators (incentive intensity, how motivation-driven performance is, and autonomy). We find that the incentives-performance relationship is positive in both interesting (= +.58) and noninteresting tasks (= +.52). In addition, we find that the positive incentives-performance relationship is robust to not only task interest, but also to incentive intensity, how motivation-driven performance is, and autonomy. However, the incentives-performance relationship is less positive for performance measured as quality, especially in interesting tasks. We provide suggestions for future research.


◎ 期刊論文

• Kim, J.H., Gerhart, B., & Fang, M. (2021), Do Financial Incentives Help or Harm Performance in Interesting Tasks? Journal of Applied Psychology (SSCI impact factor=5.85, accepted)
• Fang, M . & Yen, H. (2020), A Meta-Analytic Study of Perceived High Performance Work System and Job Performance. Management Review, 39(3): 1-27. (TSSCI journal, The paper has won the 2020 excellent research award by the journal)
• TurNastiti, Fang, M., Indarti, N. & Chen, C.H. (2016), Elucidating the work-family conflict among Indonesian lecturers in the period of education reform. International Journal of Management and Enterprise Development, 15(1), 24-42..
• Gerhart, B. & Fang, M. (2015), Pay, Intrinsic Motivation, Extrinsic Motivation, Performance, and Creativity in the Workplace: Revisiting Long-held Beliefs (SSCI). Annual Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior, Vol. 2: 489-521. (SSCI)
• Gerhart, B. & Fang, M. (2014), Pay for (Individual) Performance: Issues, Claims, Evidence and the Role of Sorting Effects. Human Resource Management Review, vol.24, Issue:1, pp.41-52. (SSCI; Top finalist of 2019 Scholarly Impact Award by Human Resource Management Review)
• Liu,H., Jehng,J., Chen,C.H., & Fang, M (2014), What Factors Affect Teachers in Taiwan in Becoming More Involved in Professional Development? A Hierarchical Linear Analysis. Human Resource Development Quarterly, 25(3), 381-400. (SSCI)
• Wang, C.H. & Fang, M (2014), The effects of personality on host country nationals' helping behaviors toward expatriates. International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 42, 140-145. (SSCI)
• Ledford Jr.,G., Gerhart, B., & Fang, M. (2013), Negative Effects of Extrinsic Rewards on Intrinsic Motivation: More Smoke Than Fire. World at Work Journal, Volume 22(No. 2), 17-29..
• Fang, M. & Gerhart, B. (2012), Does Pay for Performance Diminish Intrinsic Interest?. International Journal of Human Resource Management, 23(6), 1176-1196. (SSCI)
• Fang, M., Tur Nastiti, & Chen, C. (2011), The Tug of Work and Family: A Study of the Sources of the work-family Conflict Among Indonesian Lecturers. International Journal of Management and Enterprise Development, Vol. 11, Nos. 2/3/4, 2011. (SJR)
•  Gerhart, B. & Fang, M. (2005), National Culture and Human Resource Management:Assumptions and Evidence. International Journal of Human Resource Management, vol. 16, Issue 6, pp. 971-986. (SSCI)
• 房美玉, 賴以倫 (2003), 工作分析系統之電子化-以某高科技公司之甄選過程為例. 人力資源管理學報，第三卷第二期，第75-92頁。（TSSCI）
• 房美玉 (2002), 儲備幹部人格特質甄選量表之建立與應用-以某高科技公司為例. 人力資源管理學報，第二卷第一期，第1-18頁。（SSCI）
• 台灣半導體產業之組織文化對於內外工作動機與工作績效及工作滿意度間關連性的影響 (2002), 房美玉. 管理評論，第21卷第3期，第69-96頁。（TSSCI）

1. Kim, J., Gerhart, B. & Fang, M. (2019), Do Financial Incentives Help or Harm Performance in Interesting Tasks?, 2019 Academy of Management Meeting, Boston.
2. Gerhart, B. & Fang, M. (2017), Does Pay for Performance Help or Harm Performance in Intrinsically Interesting Jobs, paper presented at 6th European Reward Management Conference in Brussels, Belgium.
3. ​Fang, M. & Yen, H. (2016), A Meta-analysis Study of the Relationship of Perceived High Performance Work System and Job Performance with National Culture, Paper presented at Academy of Management Meeting (AOM) in Anaheim, CA.
4. Fang M. et al. (2015), The Meta-analysis of Perceived High Performance Work System and Employee performance, Paper accepted for presentation at the HR division of 2015 AOM (Vancouver, Canada).
5. Fang, M. & tur Nastiti  (2014), Does Human Resource Management Matter in the Economic Downturn? The Mediating Effect of Employee, Present at 2014 IACMR. . 2014 IACMR, Beijing, China.
6. Gerhart, B, Feng, J. & Fang, M. (2014), High Performance Work Systems, Performance, and Ownership Type in China, First HR Division International Conference, Beijing, China.
7. Tur Nastiti & Fang, M. (2014), The Tug of Work and Family in Asia: A Japan and Indonesia Comparison Study, Accepted by 2014 Management Theory and Practice Conference Frontiers of Management: An Asia Pacific Perspective, Kyoto, Japan.
8. Fang, M. & Tur Nastiti (2012), The Mediating Effect of Psychological Empowerment on the Relationship between Leadership Empowerment Behavior and Sales Performance, IACMR (International Association for Chinese Management Research 之簡稱), Hong Kong.
9. Fang, M. & Wang, C.H (2011), The Impact of the HRM Practices on Job Satisfaction and Performance during the Economic Crisis, Annual International Conference on Human Resource Management and Professional Development for the Digital Age.
10. Wang, C & Fang, M. (2010), A Comparative Study of Work Values of the New Generation Employees in China and Taiwan by Using Survey and Q-Sort Methods, IACMR.
11. Wang, C. & Fang, M. (2009), The Selection and Training of the Host Country Nationals for Helping the Expatriates in Taiwan, 2009 IHRD Conference.
12. Fang, M. (2009), Utility of the Personality Test for Knowledge Workers in a Taiwanese media Holding Group, 2009 AOM.
13. Wang, C. & Fang, M. (2008), Will the Personality of Host Country Nationals’ Affect their Altruistic Behaviors toward the Expatriates?, AAOM Conference.
14. Fang, M. (2008), The Impact of Job Characteristics on the Contingent Workers’ Satisfaction: An Experimental Policy-capturing Approach, 2008 Academy of Management Conference.
15. Fang, M., Chou, S., & Tseng, Y. (2008), Utility Analysis for Taiwanese Knowledge Workers: An Illustration of Translating, AAOM Conference.
16. Fang, M. (2004), A Study of the Impact of Compensation and Business Strategies on Perceived Performance and ROA in Taiwanese High-tech Industry, 4th AAOM Conference.
17. Fang, M. & Chen, H. (2002), The Impact of Work Motivation and Job Characteristics on Job Satisfaction in Taiwanese High-tech Contingent Workers, AAOM.

1. 房美玉 (2020), 招募與甄選。人力資源管理的12堂課（64-96）。
2. Gerhart, B. & Fang, M. (2017), Competence and Pay for Performance in Handbook of Competence and Motivation (2nd edition), edited by Andrew Elliot, Carol Dweck, & David Yeager. New York: The Guilford Press.
3. 房美玉 (2012), 員工招募、甄選與安置。人力資源管理的12堂課(第四版)，由李誠主編。（第53-90頁）, 台北，台灣:天下文化出版。
4. 房美玉 (2000), 員工激勵篇，人力資源管理的十二堂課(初版)，由李誠主編。（第54- 89頁）, 台北，台灣:天下文化。
5. Fang, M. (2000), Employment Relations at Taiwanese Semiconductor Firm, In Employment Relations in the Asia Pacific: Changing Approaches, edited by Bamber, G. C, Park, F., Lee, C., Ross, P. K., & Broadbent, K. Australia: Allen & Unwin.