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Our workplaces and classrooms will continue to decline, he argues, until we begin to question our reliance on a theory of motivation derived from laboratory animals. Drawing from hundreds of studies, Kohn demonstrates that people actually do inferior work when they are enticed with money, grades, or other incentives.

Promising goodies to children for good behavior can never produce anything more than temporary obedience. Rewards turn play into work, and work into drudgery. Step by step, Kohn marshals research and logic to prove that pay-for-performance plans cannot work; the more an organization relies on incentives, the worse things get.

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Kohn argues against the practice of offering people rewards in order to persuade them to get good grades, do good work, or behave in a certain manner, presenting evidence that shows the practice often has a negative effect, and discusses alternative methods of influencing behavior.

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Punished by Rewards Publisher unknown. Classifications Dewey Edition Notes Includes bibliographical references p. Classifications Dewey Decimal Class R48 K65 The Physical Object Pagination xiv, p. Community Reviews 0 Feedback?

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