Performance and rewards
Why is this area important?
The use of performance related pay is a common practice in the corporate world and it is increasingly becoming popular in public sector organizations. However, there are still many unresolved issues assocated with the use of pay for performance programmes that require further investigation.
Our areas of interest
The Centre for Business Performance is interested in issues associated with the linkage between pay and performance. In particular, we are now focused in the following areas:
- Pay for performance systems: Issues, impact and use
- Performance measurement and target setting for reward purposes
Our research projects
Over the last few years, we have conducted several pieces of research. The findings of this research can be found in the linkages below.
- The impact of using financial and non-financial performance measures in executive incentives (Phd Thesis)
- The impact of performance targets and incentives on sales people's behaviour (Summary report, presentation)
- Pay for performance practices in public sector contexts (Presentation)
- Pursuing a dual strategy of exploitation and exploration: Implications for HR and Reward practices (Interim report)
Our publications
Publications in this area can be found in Cranfield CERES
PhD opportunities
We welcome PhD applications in the research areas highlighted above. Please visit the Cranfield School of Management Doctoral Programmes website for more information
Contact
For further information contact Dr. Monica Franco-Santos at monica.franco@cranfield.ac.uk