..., Texas State University, McCoy College of Business, Department of Accounting, San Marcos, TX, USA. Editor's note: Accepted by Michal Matějka under the Senior Editorship of Karen L. Sedatole. 10 2018 12 2019 Next, we examine whether task complexity and monitoring intensity moderate...

...Leslie Berger ABSTRACT In this study, I investigate whether the effectiveness of rewarding performance of nonfinancial measures varies across levels of task complexity. I use a multi-period experiment where participants are assigned a highly or moderately complex task and an incentive contract...

... and the future profitability of the firm as well as to determine whether this association is moderated by task complexity. While many studies examine the determinants and performance effects of CEO compensation, virtually no evidence has been presented to indicate that explicit financial incentives for WCEs...

...Charles D. Bailey; Nicholas J. Fessler ABSTRACT This study examines the interactive effects of task complexity and attractiveness on the effectiveness of explicit monetary incentives in promoting task performance. We provide theory for and find an interaction such that monetary incentives are more...