Abstract

To examine empirically whether the effect of the incentives on individual performance lasts even after the incentive cutbacks, this study analyzed the change in journal publications associated with the pay-for-performance incentives in a Korean university in which the trend of performance-based financial incentives took a reversed U-shape. The panel data on the research performance of 310 professors from the humanities and social sciences field collected over 14 years showed that increased financial incentives had a lasting effect on increasing publications in domestic journals, even when the incentives were shrinking. By contrast, following the curtailed incentives, the publications in international journals (SSCI- and A&HCI-listed journals) were reduced at the same rate as they surged when the incentives had increased. In interpreting the different responses resulting from diverse skills required for publications in each type of journal, we proposed that the right combination of performance-based incentives, autonomy-supportive atmosphere, and perceived likelihood of achieving the desired goals would result in longstanding behavioral changes and improved research performance. This study also suggested that a theory of sustainable behavioral change should consider the role of skill development in linking internalizing values and sustaining changing behaviors.

摘要

为了从经验上检验激励对个人绩效的影响是否在激励削减后仍然持续，本研究分析了韩国大学中与绩效薪酬激励相关的期刊出版物的变化，其中基于绩效的财务激励趋势呈倒U型。14 年来收集的 310 名人文和社会科学领域教授的研究绩效面板数据表明，即使在激励减少的情况下，增加财政激励对增加国内期刊的论文发表量也有持久的影响。相比之下，随着激励措施的减少，国际期刊（SSCI 和 A&HCI 列出的期刊）的出版物数量减少的速度与激励措施增加时激增的速度相同。在解释因在每种类型的期刊上发表文章所需的不同技能而产生的不同反应时，我们提出，基于绩效的激励、支持自主的氛围和实现预期目标的感知可能性的正确组合将导致长期的行为改变和提高研究绩效。这项研究还表明，可持续行为改变理论应该考虑技能发展在联系内化价值观和持续改变行为方面的作用。和实现预期目标的可能性将导致长期的行为改变和提高研究绩效。这项研究还表明，可持续行为改变理论应该考虑技能发展在联系内化价值观和持续改变行为方面的作用。和实现预期目标的可能性将导致长期的行为改变和提高研究绩效。这项研究还表明，可持续行为改变理论应该考虑技能发展在联系内化价值观和持续改变行为方面的作用。