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Academic Research in Action: A Practical Guide to Using Generative AI in the Incentives, Reward, Recognition and Events Industry

A use case for leveraging generative AI in brainstorming reward ideas for frontline hotel staff is explored using prompts and actual ChatGPT 4 responses.

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Academic Research in Action: Case Study: A Unique Travel Reward – GroTech’s Global Office Exchange Program

In this edition of Academic Research in Action, we summarize an interview conducted with the Chief People Officer of a mid-size and fast-growing AI-powered recruitment solutions.

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Academic Research in Action: The Effect of Reward Frequency on Performance

This working paper review serves as a reminder to professionals involved in worker motivation that the use of variety and novelty in non-cash rewards is often critical to maintain the emotional excitement that accompanies non-cash rewards, especially compared to cash.

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Academic Research in Action: Generative AI for Personalized Incentives, Rewards, and Recognition 

The transformative power of generative AI and large language models is set to revolutionize workplace processes and the employee experience, including those related to incentives, rewards, and recognition.

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Academic Research in Action: Incentivizing Salespeople to Participate in Training

US organizations invest more in sales training than they do for any other employee group. Selective incentives are an effective tool to encourage participation in training and earning of certifications.

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Academic Research in Action: The Role of Incentives and Rewards in Promoting Workplace Wellness, Well-Being, and Employee Physical and Mental Health

A growing body of research demonstrates that promoting employee health and well-being can have a positive impact on company performance.

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Academic Research in Action: Addressing High Churn in the Hospitality Sector

The IRF partnered with researchers at the University of South Carolina and Hong Kong Polytechnic University to conduct a series of experiments studying the relationship between employee satisfaction and engagement and turnover in the hospitality industry.

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Academic Research in Action: The Role of Incentives, Rewards and Recognition in Addressing Quiet Quitting

Today’s workforce seems to desire more from work than in the past, including better conditions, better leadership, more flexibility, and greater purpose. Incentives professionals should work with leaders across the organization to identify barriers to full engagement and productivity, then use rewards to address them.

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Academic Research in Action: Recognition: The Hard Science Behind Rewards & Behaviors 

We discuss the neurochemical activity that takes place when a reward taps emotion and becomes memorable. We also look at how these neurochemicals can lead to changes that alter long-term habits and behaviors.

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Academic Research in Action: Can You Recession-Proof Your Incentives?

The September 2022 report from the Labor Department’s inflation report predicts additional interest hikes to come; hikes that may very well depress spending and demand sufficiently to spark a recession. No matter the industry, firms should maintain their efforts to create a better employee experience – including more flexibility, balance, purposeful work, DE&I initiatives, and…

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Academic Research in Action: Recognition: The Problem and the Remedy – Active Constructive Responding

A recent IRF survey revealed that recognition was not considered an effective motivator by many respondents. Allan Schweyer, IRF’s Chief Academic Advisor, took a deep dive into the research to gain a better understanding of this surprising data. What he found was that recognition needs to be meaningful to have the intended motivational impact.

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Academic Research in Action: Extrinsic Rewards Can Spark Intrinsic Motivation 

When confronted with the myth that extrinsic rewards crowd out intrinsic motivation, reference academic research, motivational theory, and empirical evidence to set the record straight.   In a recent interview with an industry veteran about motivating the remote workforce, we got to talking about the widespread assumption that extrinsic rewards ‘crowd out’ natural motivation among workers.…