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  • October 1994 (Revised April 1995)
  • Case

Visionary Design Systems: Are Incentives Enough?

By: George P. Baker III and Karin B Monsler
A compensation case about Visionary Design Systems (VDS), a small, high-tech full service systems integration firm based in Silicon Valley with eleven offices throughout the country. All employees, including engineers, administrators, and receptionists, received a... View Details
Keywords: Decision Making; Cost vs Benefits; Compensation and Benefits; Employee Stock Ownership Plan; San Francisco
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Baker, George P., III, and Karin B Monsler. "Visionary Design Systems: Are Incentives Enough?" Harvard Business School Case 495-011, October 1994. (Revised April 1995.)
  • 1987
  • Chapter

Limited Communication and Incentive Compatibility

By: Jerry R. Green and Jean-Jacques Laffont
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Green, Jerry R., and Jean-Jacques Laffont. "Limited Communication and Incentive Compatibility." In Information, Incentives and Economic Mechanisms: Essays in Honor of Leonid Hurwicz, edited by Theodore Groves, Roy Radner, and Stanley Reiter. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 1987.
  • October 1991 (Revised December 1994)
  • Background Note

Compensation Incentives in High-Potential Ventures

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Timmons, Jeffry A. "Compensation Incentives in High-Potential Ventures." Harvard Business School Background Note 392-035, October 1991. (Revised December 1994.)
  • 1986
  • Chapter

Incentive Theory with Data Compression

By: Jerry R. Green and Jean-Jacques Laffont
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Green, Jerry R., and Jean-Jacques Laffont. "Incentive Theory with Data Compression." In Uncertainty, Information and Communication: Essays in Honor of Kenneth J. Arrow, Volume 3, edited by Walter P. Heller, Ross M. Starr, and David A. Starrett. Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 1986.
  • August 2014 (Revised March 2015)
  • Case

Pivots and Incentives at LevelUp

By: Benjamin Edelman and Karen Webster
LevelUp's mobile payments service lets users scan a smartphone barcode rather than swipe a credit card. Will consumers embrace the service? Will merchants? LevelUp considers adjustments to make the service attractive to both consumers and merchants, while trying to... View Details
Keywords: Mobile Payments; Smartphone; Credit Cards; Interchange Fee; Mobile Marketing; Product Positioning; Competitive Strategy; Mobile Technology; Technology Networks; Food and Beverage Industry; Banking Industry; United States
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Edelman, Benjamin, and Karen Webster. "Pivots and Incentives at LevelUp." Harvard Business School Case 915-001, August 2014. (Revised March 2015.) (request courtesy copy.)
  • Summer 2015
  • Article

Investment Incentives in Open-Source and Proprietary Two-Sided Platforms

By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Gaston Llanes
We study incentives to invest in platform quality in open-source and proprietary two-sided platforms. Open platforms have open access, and developers invest to improve the platform. Proprietary platforms have closed access, and investment is done by the platform owner.... View Details
Keywords: Motivation and Incentives; Digital Platforms; Open Source Distribution; Investment
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Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon, and Gaston Llanes. "Investment Incentives in Open-Source and Proprietary Two-Sided Platforms." Journal of Economics & Management Strategy 24, no. 2 (Summer 2015): 306–324.
  • 14 Mar 2016
  • Working Paper Summaries

The Role of Incentive Salience in Habit Formation

Keywords: by Leslie John, Katherine L. Milkman, Francesca Gino, Bradford Tuckfield, and Luca Foschini; Health
  • 15 Jan 2016
  • Working Paper Summaries

Incentives for Prosocial Behavior: The Role of Reputations

Keywords: by Christine L. Exley
  • January–February 2025
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Location-Specificity and Relocation Incentive Programs for Remote Workers

By: Thomaz Teodorovicz, Prithwiraj Choudhury and Evan Starr
The precipitous growth of remote work has given rise to a new phenomenon: the emergence of relocation incentive programs that localities use to compete for the physical presence of remote workers. Remote workers with high general human capital may create value for... View Details
Keywords: Remote Work; Motivation and Incentives; Geographic Location; Talent and Talent Management; Human Capital; Tulsa
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Teodorovicz, Thomaz, Prithwiraj Choudhury, and Evan Starr. "Location-Specificity and Relocation Incentive Programs for Remote Workers." Organization Science 36, no. 1 (January–February 2025): 186–212.
  • October 2002
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CEO compensation, diversification, and incentives

Keywords: Management; Compensation and Benefits; Motivation and Incentives
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Jin, Li. "CEO compensation, diversification, and incentives." Journal of Financial Economics 66, no. 1 (October 2002): 29–63.
  • summer 1972
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Further Thoughts on Patient Incentives

By: Robert S. Kaplan and Lester Lave
Keywords: Health; Motivation and Incentives
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Kaplan, Robert S., and Lester Lave. "Further Thoughts on Patient Incentives." Health Services Research 7 (summer 1972): 148–150. (see first article, "Patient Incentives and Hospital Insurance," Health Services Research (winter 1971): 288-300.)
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Contingent Match Incentives Increase Donations

By: Lalin Anik, Michael I. Norton and Dan Ariely
We propose a new means by which non-profits can induce donors to give today and commit to giving in the future: contingent match incentives, in which matching is made contingent on the percentage of others who give (e.g., "if X% of others give, we will match all... View Details
Keywords: Matching Donations; Social Proof; Prosocial Behavior; Charitable Giving; Plausibility; Motivation and Incentives; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving
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Anik, Lalin, Michael I. Norton, and Dan Ariely. "Contingent Match Incentives Increase Donations." Journal of Marketing Research (JMR) 51, no. 6 (December 2014): 790–801.
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CEO Incentives and Firm Size

By: George P. Baker and Brian J. Hall
Keywords: Management; Motivation and Incentives; Size; Business Ventures
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Baker, George P., and Brian J. Hall. "CEO Incentives and Firm Size." Journal of Labor Economics 22, no. 4 (October 2004).
  • March 1990 (Revised October 1999)
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Mary Kay Cosmetics: Sales Force Incentives (A)

By: Robert L. Simons and Hilary Weston
Describes the incentive system by which Mary Kay Cosmetics motivates the sales force of 200,000 independent agents who comprise the firm's only distribution channel. Illustrates the powerful effect on sales-force behavior that results when creative types of employee... View Details
Keywords: Motivation and Incentives; Cost Management; Salesforce Management; Distribution Channels; Beauty and Cosmetics Industry; United States
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Simons, Robert L., and Hilary Weston. "Mary Kay Cosmetics: Sales Force Incentives (A)." Harvard Business School Case 190-103, March 1990. (Revised October 1999.)
  • 2006
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Performance Measure Properties and the Effect of Incentive Contracts

By: J. Bouwens and L. van Lent
Using data from a third-party survey on compensation practices at 151 Dutch firms, we show that less noisy or distorted performance measures and higher cash bonuses are associated with improved employee selection and better-directed effort. Specifically, (1) an... View Details
Keywords: Motivation and Incentives; Data and Data Sets; Problems and Challenges; Performance Evaluation; Compensation and Benefits; Netherlands
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Bouwens, J., and L. van Lent. "Performance Measure Properties and the Effect of Incentive Contracts." Journal of Management Accounting Research 18 (2006): 55–75.
  • 31 Jul 2012
  • Working Paper Summaries

Investment Incentives in Proprietary and Open-Source Two-Sided Platforms

Keywords: by Ramon Casadesus-Masanell & Gastón Llanes
  • 1998
  • Working Paper

CEO Incentives and Firm Size

By: George P. Baker and Brian J. Hall
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Baker, George P., and Brian J. Hall. "CEO Incentives and Firm Size." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 99-060, November 1998.
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Performance Measurement and Incentive Alignment

Professor Kulp is interested in how organizations use information to enhance firm performance. The manner in which an organization gathers, analyzes, and uses performance information as part of its internal governance system affects organizational success. Professor... View Details
  • winter 1971
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Patient Incentives and Hospital Insurance

By: Robert S. Kaplan and Lester Lave
Keywords: Health; Insurance; Motivation and Incentives; Health Industry
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Kaplan, Robert S., and Lester Lave. "Patient Incentives and Hospital Insurance." Health Services Research 6 (winter 1971): 288–300. (see also "Further Thoughts on Patient Incentives," Health Services Research (summer 1972): 148-150.)
  • November 2004
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Aligning Incentives in Supply Chains

By: V.G. Narayanan and Ananth Raman
Keywords: Motivation and Incentives; Supply Chain
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Narayanan, V.G., and Ananth Raman. "Aligning Incentives in Supply Chains." Harvard Business Review 82, no. 11 (November 2004).
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