Compensation is a hygienic motivator only.

Monetary reward influences people up to the point where their needs for standard of living is met. Beyond that, however, it is a weak motivator, with studies frequently showing that pay increases in fact detract from performance.rP1


  1. Dan Pink, RSA ANIMATE: Drive: The Surprising Truth about What Motivates Us, 2010, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6XAPnuFjJc. (See notes.)