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The carrot, not the stick, is what that drives productivity in the workplace, according to new research.
The study by Michigan State University associate professor of accounting Karen Sedatole revealed that the promise of a reward motivates employees more than the threat of a penalty.
The study, which appears in the journal The Accounting Review, challenges previous research that says the fear of punishment is more effective for getting increased effort out of employees.
"Our findings show that carrots work better than sticks — in other words, workers respond better to bonuses than penalties," Sedatole said, adding those penalties can range from pay reductions and demotions to other disciplinary action, such as a salesperson with lower performance getting less territory to work.
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