The Effects of Gamification on Motivation and Performance

Anna Faust

ISBN 10: 3658351942 / ISBN 13: 9783658351946

Published by Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden, Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden, 2021

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Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - In this book, Anna Faust examines the effects of gamification as a non-monetary incentive scheme on motivation and performance. A primary concern of managerial accounting are systems and practices that increase motivation, effort, and performance. However, in the field of management accounting and management control, previous research has focused on the effects of monetary incentives at the expense of non-monetary incentives. Gamification, as a non-monetary incentive scheme, has received little to no attention so far in the field of management accounting and management control. To address this gap, the author conducts three studies to investigate the influence of gamification on motivation and performance. Overall, this book offers new insights into the complexity of gamification as an incentive scheme.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Effects of Gamification on Motivation and Performance
• Publisher: Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden, Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden
• Publication Date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3658351942
• ISBN 13: 9783658351946
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 210W x 148H x 12D millimeters 210 millimeters width by 148 millimeters height by 12 millimeters depth
• Weight: 271 grams

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Synopsis

In this book, Anna Faust examines the effects of gamification as a non-monetary incentive scheme on motivation and performance. A primary concern of managerial accounting are systems and practices that increase motivation, effort, and performance. However, in the field of management accounting and management control, previous research has focused on the effects of monetary incentives at the expense of non-monetary incentives. Gamification, as a non-monetary incentive scheme, has received little to no attention so far in the field of management accounting and management control. To address this gap, the author conducts three studies to investigate the influence of gamification on motivation and performance. Overall, this book offers new insights into the complexity of gamification as an incentive scheme.

About the Author

Anna Faust worked as a research assistant at the Chair of Accounting and Management Control at the Technical University Berlin. Her research focuses on digitalized performance and incentive systems. Beforehand, she worked as a consultant in a strategic management consultancy with a focus on risk assessment and process optimization.