Does Money Really Affect Motivation? A Review of the Research (original) (raw)

Compensation and benefits

by [Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic](/search?term=Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic)

April 10, 2013

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How much should people earn? Even if resources were unlimited, it would be difficult to stipulate your ideal salary. Intuitively, one would think that higher pay should produce better results, but scientific evidence indicates that the link between compensation, motivation and performance is much more complex. In fact, research suggests that even if we let people decide how much they should earn, they would probably not enjoy their job more.

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