Incremental effects of reward on experienced performance pressure: positive outcomes for intrinsic interest and creativity |
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| Authors: | Robert Eisenberger Justin Aselage |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Psychology, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware, U.S.A.;2. The Corporate Board Company, Arlington, Virginia, U.S.A. |
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| Abstract: | Two field studies and a laboratory study examined the influence of reward for high performance on experienced performance pressure, intrinsic interest and creativity. Study 1 found that employees' expected reward for high performance was positively related to performance pressure which, in turn, was positively associated with the employees' interest in their jobs. Study 2 replicated this finding and showed that intrinsic interest, produced by performance pressure, was positively related to supervisors' ratings of creative performance. Study 3 found that college students' receipt of reward for high performance increased their experienced performance pressure which, in turn, was positively related to intrinsic interest and creativity. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. |
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