Human Capital: Using Incentives to Motivate and Reward High Performance
Abstract
This report discusses the role of incentive programs in motivating and rewarding federal employees to achieve high performance that Supports agency missions and goals. An agency's workforce defines its character and its capacity for performance. Thus, if federal agencies are to make major improvements in performance-based management as envisioned by the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA), they must strategically manage their most important asset-their human capital-to achieve results. Incentive programs can be an important part of performance management systems because they can serve to align employee performance expectations with agency missions and goals as well as reinforce personal accountability for high performance. Effective incentive programs that motivate all employees, and reward those employees, teams, and organizational units whose performance exceeds expectations, can help federal agencies maximize the results they achieve.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 02, 2000
- Accession Number
- ADA376631
Entities
People
- Michael Brostek
Organizations
- United States Government Accountability Office