SHORT annotated bibliography on 300 words DUE IN 5 hours

Annotated Bibliography Example Reference: Start with a complete reference listing in APA Kerr, S. (1995). On the folly of rewarding A, while hoping for B. Academy of Management Executive

9(1), 7 – 16.

Summary: What is the author’s purpose, conclusions and/or key points?

Organizations frequently create reward systems that don’t reward desired behaviors. Rather

than complaining about lack of employee motivation, managers should review what behavior is

desired and what is rewarded. Kerr uses specific examples of misaligned reward systems from

politics, medicine, universities, consulting, sports, and government. Common reward follies or

misalignments include desiring long-term growth but rewarding quarterly profits, hoping for

teamwork but rewarding individual effort, and wanting quality but rewarding meeting schedules and

deadlines. In a poll of the journal’s Executive Advisory Panel, 90 percent of the respondents agreed

that Kerr’s folly of rewarding one behavior but hoping for another was prevalent in corporate

America

According to Kerr, this phenomenon is caused by a variety of factors. To ensure objectivity

and fairness, managers want simple, quantifiable measures but there may not be metrics for desired

behaviors. It is much easier to observe and measure visible behaviors but harder to assess teamwork

or creativity. Because managers and employees resist changes to well-established reward and

recognition practices, gaining buy-in to revise reward systems can be difficult. And finally, the focus

on short-term results and rewards diminishes the emphasis on the longer-term.

Aligning financial and non-financial rewards with business strategy and desired employee

behaviors is a best practice, but it often doesn’t occur. Because behavior is driven by what is

rewarded, managers are often disappointed with employee motivation and outcomes.

Reference: Journal Articles from Electronic Databases Last name(s), first initial(s) of author(s) Year of publication in parentheses Article Title, capitalize first word only J o u r n a l N a m e in italics V o l u m e – number only – in italics Issue – number only – in parentheses Page number range without p. or p.p.