MGT-331-01-SP11: Principles of Marketing

Friday, March 11, 2011

In Response to Doug's Post on 3/9

On the topic of paid vacation trips as job incentives, I can see both positive and negative aspects of this idea.  As you had said, most people respond more to a cash incentive and a vacation may not be as motivating as you may not want to go where they are sending you.  You had also mentioned a good point that they may even claim the vacation worth more than it really is.  However, I do see positive aspects to this motivation strategy.  For one thing, a paid vacation may seem like a more personal gift rather than just a bonus.  I know for me personally, I think it would be awesome to receive a vacation as it may be something I would not do even if I received cash bonus from an incentive.  And after returning from vacation, I would probably be thankful to the company and have a more positive outlook of the workplace.  This is why I think this may in fact be a good incentive.  Another idea I have heard that I think would be affective would be to use premium sports tickets as incentives. 

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