The paper examines the known relationship between pay incentives and motivation from an historical and current time perspective. It introduces the idea that, although pay incentive plans are effective tools in increasing one's motivation, they can be made more effective by examining and taking into account the behavioral needs and wants of the employee. This can be done by attempting to increase an individual's perception of his self-worth and in turn his positive reaction to an incentive pay plan.
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