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Bonuses can lower self-set goals and reduce performance, experiment suggests

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Bonuses can lower self-set goals and reduce performance, experiment suggests
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Financial bonuses are often used to motivate employees to meet targets and boost productivity. But do they actually work? New research from Tilburg University suggests these incentives can sometimes have the opposite effect. Employees who set their own goals often perform better without a financial bonus.

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