Pay for Performance: History, Controversy, and Evidence

Thomas C. Mawhinney, Ph.D., is Professor of Organizational Behavior and Human Resources Management at the College of Business Administration, University of Detroit Mercy. He has published reviews, conceptual and empirical research articles in the areas of leadership, work motivation (intrinsic-extrinsic reward issues), behavior analyses in work settings, behavior analyses and theories of decision making, and the role of psychological theories in explanations of individual and group responses to productivity improvement programs (e.g., statistical process control and productivity gainsharing).