Firms have long used recognition programs to engage and motivate employees. However, minimal research has examined the effectiveness of these programs in actual organizational settings. We predict that the adoption of a team-based recognition program will be associated with significant...

Low employability among specific populations (e.g., religious/traditional women, the elderly, disabled workers, immigrants) has unfavorable consequences on the: unemployed individual, society, and the state economy. The latter include: poverty, a heavy toll on welfare budgets, diminished growth,...