(CNSNews.com) – The National Science Foundation has awarded a $179,784 grant to “experimental economists” who will study what drives one’s work incentive – personal gain and employer profit or contributing to causes that help the “needy.”
“Our focus is on the less-examined issue of motivation within institutions that do not have profit as their primary goal – that is, organizations with a cause,” Angelo de Oliveira, one of the principal investigators of the study, told CNSNews.com.
De Oliveira said that she and her colleagues are particularly interested in the “care sector” of the U.S. workforce.
“This sector includes workers in any profession where caring for others plays a role, such as heath workers (nurses, home health care providers, physical therapists), teachers and related professions, etc. Individuals in this sector are working to provide care for needy members of their and others’ families,” said De Oliveira, who is an assistant professor at University of Massachusetts Amherst. “They not only help elderly and disabled individuals who need their aid, but also support those recipients’ families.”
“Understanding how individuals with this dual purpose –love and money—respond to both monetary and non-monetary incentives will help design work environments that enhance worker motivation, motivate the employees to take better care of their charges, and give the families of the recipient more peace of mind,” De Oliveira said.
Via: CNS News
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