Strategic reward and recognition
Subtitle: improving employee performance through non-monetary incentives
By: John G Fisher
Publisher: Kogan Page
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 246
ISBN-13: 9780749472528
Subjects: Employee motivation; Motivation (Psychology); Incentive awards
Description: "Non-monetary incentives and recognition programs are an area of employee motivation that is often overlooked. Yet, a strategic focus on non-cash rewards, such as additional time off, "employee of the month" awards, achievement certificates or trophies, and celebratory meals, can generate significant return on investment in employee engagement, performance improvement, and financial results. Strategic Reward and Recognition brings together theory and practice to guide HR professionals, consultants, and senior leaders in developing a clear strategy in developing and implementing the most effective reward programs for their organizations. Author John Fisher provides good practice examples from all over the world, different sectors, and large and small organizations. "--

"Non-monetary incentives and recognition programmes are an area of employee motivation that is often overlooked. Yet, as Fisher's book reveals, a strategic focus on non-cash rewards can generate significant return on investment in terms of employee engagement, performance improvement and financial results. In the present economic context, with companies pushing to deliver more for less, it is a particularly pertinent issue. Strategic Reward and Recognition brings together theory and practice to guide HR professionals, consultants and senior leaders in developing the most effective programmes for their organizations. It features examples of good practice from all over the world, from different sectors and from both large and small organizations, providing coverage of digital as well as in-person schemes"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-236) and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: Acknowledgements Introduction: Dealing with human beings 01 Why 'benefits' do not deliver performance improvement; title: 02 Recognition and reward theory; title: 03 Motivation in practice; title: 04 The performance improvement programme model; title: 05 Know your people: The human audit; title: 06 Skills and learning for performance improvement; title: 07 Communicating reward and recognition; title: 08 Rewards; title: 09 Recognition; title: 10 Structuring reward and recognition programmes; title: 11 Setting the budget; title: 12 International aspects; title: 13 Troubleshooting reward and recognition; title: 14 The future of reward and recognitionReferences; title: Further reading; title: Index .