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Showing 1 to 20 of 51 for “"Incentive-based"”.
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Cryptonetworks - The incentive-based Economics of Blockchain
… to benefit from reduced transaction costs and incentive maximisation of the market. In addition, the implementation of economics in today's cryptonetworks, often referred to as ‘cryptoeconomics', remains conventional and conservative, placing a limit on the potential of cryptonetworks. By …
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Incentive Based Budgeting: The Financial Game at Land-grant Institutions
… explores the impacts of the Partnership for Incentive-Based Budgeting (PIBB) model at Virginia Tech (VT), a land-grant institution. By conducting a mixed-methods approach including semi-structured interviews, document analysis, and a review of political theory, this research examines the …
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Investigating the collateral outcomes of incentive-based contingency management within a juvenile justice population : a multimethod approach.
… Contingency management (CM) is an evidence-based treatment for treating substance use, and iterations that are family-driven show promise for use in juvenile justice settings. However, CM research has a narrowed focus on specific behavioral changes. Due to this, there is a lack of …
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The role of fairness, transparency, and feedback in driving motivation and performance among employees in incentive-based roles
… explained self-determined work motivation among incentive-based employees, and whether relationships varied by career stage. Data were collected from two independent samples in incentive-based roles: an internet-based pool (N = 295) and employees from a large southeastern U.S. manufacturing …
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A Computational Model of Team-based Dynamics in the Workplace: Assessing the Impact of Incentive-based Motivation on Productivity
… not satisfied.</p> <p>To explore the impact of incentive-based motivation on the success of team-based organizations, we developed an agent-based model that stochastically simulates the proficiency of 100 workers with varying abilities and motive profiles to complete time-sensitive tasks in …
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THE IMPACT OF INCENTIVE-BASED EDUCATION ON MOTHERS’ UNDERSTANDING AND PREPAREDNESS FOR THEIR PRENATAL AND POSTPARTUM EXPERIENCES: A REFLECTIVE STUDY
<p>Incentive-based education has a clear purpose and vision for the populations served. It is important for these organizations to demonstrate that their impact is positive, and that resources from the community are utilized efficiently. The purpose of this study is to identify the impacts of …
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Understanding high-powered incentives in organizations
… changes in recent years and the effect of these incentives on firm performance. I first explore the trend of executive compensation structure and performance metrics used in executive compensation over the years. I also examine systematic differences across industries and different firm sizes. …
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The equity and efficiency of incentives to manage ecosystem services for natural resource conservation and rural development Case studies from Lombok, Indonesia and Alta Floresta, Mato Grosso, Brazil
Incentives to manage ecosystem services have been heralded as important mechanisms to increase efficiency in biodiversity conservation and to facilitate greater equity in the distribution of natural resources. These interventions aim to control the use of natural resources by altering resource …
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Participation in a health promotion programme and healthcare costs : cross-sectional research of the Discovery Vitality programme
… between 1) the levels of participation in an incentive based health promotion program (study1), 2) the level of engagement with the fitness related activities (Study2) and medical claims and hospital admission amongst adult members of a major health insurer.
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Efficiency and Restructuring in Regulated Energy Networks: Evidence from Germany and the US
Although the German framework of incentive-based energy regulation appears to be well-defined because it draws from international experience and eliminates several present drawbacks existing with revenue-cap regulation doubts of industry and politicians concerning the application of benchmarking …
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Incentive compensation : bonusing and motivation
… there are two compensation ideals, merit-based versus incentive-based. Merit based compensation correlates compensation to one's job performance, whereas incentive based on set goals and correlates bonus rewards before the time frame used to evaluate the performance. An effective incentive …
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Three essays on environmental issues associated with broiler production in Louisiana
… only as complementary-instrument to economic-incentive-based approaches. Therefore, the option of economic-incentive based approach to mitigate water pollution becomes crucial. I evaluate the factors associated with the incentive level that motivates broiler producers to either terminate the …
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Six-month outcomes of a multi-campus smoking cessation contest
… convenient cessation methods, a motivational, incentive-based cessation contest may be an effective way to assist students to quit. The current study describes 3- and 6-month outcomes experienced by post-secondary student smokers who entered the 'Let's Make A Deal!' contest. Methodology: …
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Performance Based Pay: Is it a Functional Alternative in Government?
<p>The use of performance-based, or incentive based, compensation plans is ubiquitous in the private sector. Private business operates under the belief that the use of incentives leads to increased performance from employees and higher profits for the companies. This study is centered on the …
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The discourse and reality of "win-win" interventions for forests and people in the Peruvian Amazon
… the well-being of local people: 1) voluntary incentive-based mechanisms such as Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES) and sustainable intensification, 2) protected area enforcement alongside livelihood compensation, 3) community-based natural resource management. In the region of San Martín in …
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Creating an effective and equitable legal carbon taxing regime for South Africa
… of regulation which is referred to as the 'incentive based approach to environmental regulation' with the incentive being financial or market based. Incentive based measures are used in environmental regulation where traditional command and control measures would be insufficient or where …
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A comparative study of the environmental laws of India and the UK with special reference to their enforcement
… and the UK. The study uses research methodology based on comparative law method, concepts of lesson drawing and policy transfer from political science, and socio-legal approaches. This study concludes that India should take measures to improve enforcement of various environmental laws, including …
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Rider multihoming in the United States rideshare market
… multihoming among riders. In-App Promotions and Incentive-based strategies, meanwhile, have shown to have the opposite results, showing an increased tendency to multihome in riders that utilize them.
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Problems with award-fee contracts in the Department of Defense
… when used properly. Award-fee contracts provide incentives to motivate contractor performance in areas critical to program success that are susceptible to judgmental and qualitative measurement and evaluation. The award-fee process allows the DoD to evaluate a contractors performance, …
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Industry characteristics, agency theory, and the interaction of capital structure and dividend policy
… In this dissertation, a model is developed based on agency cost considerations and dividends as a means of controlling equity agency costs, which simultaneously determines the optimal capital structure and payout rate for firms. However, to the extent that alternative, non-dividend …
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