Advancing the Science of Incentives and Motivation

Through Research

Browse through our extensive library of research on non-cash rewards, incentive travel, motivational meetings and recognition.

Advancing the Science of Incentives and Motivation

Through Research

Browse through our extensive library of research on non-cash rewards, incentive travel, motivational meetings and recognition.

Access the IRF’s recent, relevant and impactful research

Press Release

Incentive Research Foundation Elects 2024 Officers

IRF Board of Trustees leads the foundation in meeting its mission of conducting research and providing education highlighting the power of incentive and motivational programs.

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Research

Generational Expectations of Incentives

This study looks at which rewards resonate with employees by career phase and income group, then discusses ways programs can change to maximize effectiveness.

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Incentive Travel Index

2023 Incentive Travel Index

The newly released 2023 Incentive Travel Index reports that, overall, the incentive travel industry is strong. Growth is projected through 2025 for both number participants in incentive trips as well as per-person spend.

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2023 Leadership Insights Fourm

During this year’s experiential event attendees attended panel discussions, were presented insights from pre-released IRF research, and participated in insightful facilitated discussions.

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Research

Maximizing the Value of Your Incentive Destination

To explore how to maximize the value of a destination, we gathered industry professionals for roundtable discussions in partnership with Destination Canada.

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Thank you to our 2023 IRF Committee Members!

IRF committees are doing the work to help keep the IRF moving forward.

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webinar

IRF Webinar: Generational Expectations of Incentives

During this webinar, our panel examined the changing priorities of today’s workforce and which types of incentives and rewards motivate early, mid, and late career employees. They discussed ways that incentive and reward programs can be re-designed to maximize their appeal to young professionals, while remaining relevant to those in the mid and late stages of their careers, whose motivation remains vital.

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The IRF 2023 Education Invitational: Experience The Incentiverse!

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Featured Partners

For information on available research partnerships, please contact sponsorship@theirf.org.

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