Performance Contingent Pay and Autonomy: Implications for Facilitating Extra-Role Creativity

David Balkin, Patrice Roussel () and Steve Werner
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David Balkin: Leeds School of Business [Boulder] - University of Colorado [Boulder]
Patrice Roussel: RH - CRM - Centre de Recherche en Management - UT Capitole - Université Toulouse Capitole - UT - Université de Toulouse - IAE - Institut d'Administration des Entreprises - Toulouse - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Steve Werner: University of Houston

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Abstract: This paper applies self-determination theory and motivation crowding theory to identify specific conditions where performance contingent pay for in-role job performance can be used while at the same time preserving or enhancing perceived autonomy to facilitate extra-role creativity. We formulate theoretical propositions that identify several factors that positively moderate the relationship between performance contingent pay and autonomy so that perceived autonomy is increased rather than decreased. The moderating factors are (1) ex-post basis of pay, (2) generalized performance outcomes, (3) employee choice over amount and timing of pay, and (4) low intensity pay. Finally, we offer theoretical contributions for scholars and implications for managers of pay systems

Keywords: "self-determination theory"; "motivation"; "job performance"; "creativity" (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015-12
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Published in Human Resource Management Review, 2015, 25 (4), pp.384-395. ⟨10.1016/j.hrmr.2015.07.001⟩

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DOI: 10.1016/j.hrmr.2015.07.001

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