Does More Money Always Lead to Better Productivity at Work?

Not according to Dan Pink, author of several books about the changing world of work, who believes that when you need employees to solve problems creatively, offering a financial incentive can actually hinder productivity and distract employees from the task at hand. Pink references studies on motivation that suggest that when given a task that requires a creative solution, subjects performed better when no incentive was involved. He also suggests that employees perform better in non-restrictive work environments with limited structure.