Rewards and incentives are one way of trying to influence the motivation of organizational members. The effects of rewards and incentives are highly varied and often difficult to predict. The effects can depend on how the reward or incentive is interpreted by those who receive it.

In this post describe one example where you, or someone you know, has been offered or been given an incentive or another type of reward. The incentive or reward can be anticipated or unexpected, monetary or non monetary, contingent on performance or non contingent, direct or indirect, given to an individual, a group or most organizational members.If you cannot think of an example related to work, try to think of an example from another context like sports or school.

How did youviewthis incentive or reward? How do you think it affected your overall motivation, if at all? (this can include examples such as: receiving an award, getting tips, being given a seasonal party by your employer, getting free tickets, bonus pay, stock ownership etc.)