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32902-01 - Lecture: Incentive Pay & Employee Motivation (6 CP)
| Semester | fall semester 2026 |
| Course frequency | Every fall sem. |
| Lecturers | Michael Beckmann (michael.beckmann@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | 1. Introduction 2. Pay for Performance 3. Executive Pay 4. Competition in the Workplace: Performance Tournaments 5. Cooperation in the Workplace: Team-Based Pay and Profit Sharing 6. Performance Incentives and Intrinsic Motivation 7. Performance Incentives and Social Preferences 8. Conclusion and Outlook |
| Learning objectives | This course considers the interplay between remuneration policy and employee motivation. Students should learn - under which conditions incentive pay can be used effectively to motivate employees and when the use of incentive pay is problematic, - which alternative wage policies and non-monetary incentives can be considered for motivating employees when the use of pay for performance poses problems, - that the functioning of policies to motivate employees depends to a large extent on the behavioral assumptions about the individuals involved. |
| Bibliography | See the website of the professorship for a detailed list of references. |
| Weblink | Weblink |
| Course application | Registration: Please enroll in the Online Services (services.unibas.ch); Eucor-Students and mobility students of other Swiss Universities or the FHNW first have to register at the University of Basel BEFORE the start of the course and receive their login data by post (e-mail address of the University of Basel). Processing time up to a week! Detailed information can be found here: https://www.unibas.ch/de/Studium/Mobilitaet.html After successful registration you can enroll for the course in the Online Services (services.unibas.ch). Applies to everyone: Enrolment = Registration for the course and the exam! |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | No specific media used |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| wöchentlich | Tuesday | 14.15-16.00 | Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, Auditorium |
| wöchentlich | Friday | 10.15-12.00 | Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, Seminarraum S15 HG.31 |
Dates
| Modules |
Module: Business Field: Human Resources (Master's Studies: Business and Technology) Module: Business Field: Strategy and Organization (Master's Studies: Business and Technology) Module: Core Courses in Labor Economics, Human Resources and Organization (Master's Studies: Business and Economics) Module: Specific Electives in Business and Economics (Master's Studies: Business and Economics) Module: Specific Electives in Labor Economics, Human Resources and Organization (Master's Studies: Business and Economics) |
| Assessment format | record of achievement |
| Assessment details | Written examination: |
| Assessment registration/deregistration | Reg.: course registration, dereg: cancel course registration |
| Repeat examination | no repeat examination |
| Scale | 1-6 0,1 |
| Repeated registration | as often as necessary |
| Responsible faculty | Faculty of Business and Economics , studiendekanat-wwz@unibas.ch |
| Offered by | Faculty of Business and Economics |