Some degree of conflict within groups is often unavoidable, and can in fact have positive outcomes, but it can also lead to debilitating effects on group performance. A US study examined the effects of conflict on the effort levels of individuals and how incentives can overcome the negative effects of conflict. The researchers looked specifically at faultline conflict, which is conflict induced from dividing lines between group members. Results found that team members reduce their effort when they perceive faultline related conflict, while incentives moderated this effect of conflict on effort. Under these circumstances, team incentives were found to have a greater effect on performance than individual incentives.
Key Topics: Conflict; Incentives; Group decision making; Effort; Faultlines
As the conditions in which many companies operate become increasingly complex, knowledge sharing between employees is more important now than ever. Research has left little doubt that HR practices can positively influence such knowledge sharing, although how multiple HR practices can influence knowledge sharing is less clear. A Danish study examined the effect of rewards, job design, and work climate on employees’ motivation to share knowledge. The results indicated that all three of these factors increased motivation for knowledge sharing, and these factors were found to complement each other such that the influence of reward was stronger when employees were also exposed to work climate and job design that supported knowledge sharing behavior.
Key Topics: Rewards; Job design; Work climate; Knowledge-sharing behavior
Does age moderate the effect of HR and organizational practices on employee commitment? A recent study on banking employees asked this very question and found that it did. Across a range of practices including reward, training, teamwork, and communication, age was found to impact on the role of these practices on employee commitment. Reward was found to have the greatest impact on commitment, and was a strong determinant of commitment levels across all age groups but was most influential in younger employees.
Key Topics: Affective commitment; Age; Teamwork; Training; Communication |
Popular Reward Chronicle Searches
Compensation. Pay for performance Benefits Millennials Exec compensation Motivation Gender Topics
All
Join The Reward Chronicle Team
Are you passionate about reward? We’d love to hear from you. Click here for more details on how to contact us. |