Carrots and Sticks Unlock the Power of Incentives to Get Things Done

Name: Carrots and Sticks Unlock the Power of Incentives to Get Things Done
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ISBN: 9780553807639

ISBN-10: 0553807633

ISBN-13: 9780553807639

Edition: 2010

Authors: Ian Ayres

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Could you lose weight if you put $20,000 at risk? Would you finally set up your billing software if it meant that your favorite charity would earn a new contribution? If yours"ve ever tried to meet a goal and came up short, the problem may not have been that the goal was too difficult or that you lacked the discipline to succeed. From giving up cigarettes to increasing your productivity at work, you may simply have neglected to give yourself the proper incentives. InCarrot and Sticks, Ian Ayres, theNew York Timesbestselling author ofSuper Crunchers, applies the lessons learned from behavioral economics-the fascinating new science of rewards and punishments-to introduce readers to the…

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List price: $30.00
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Publication date: 9/21/2010
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 240
Size: 5.75" wide x 9.75" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.968
Language: English



Author's Note


Introduction: Sneeze



Thaler's Apples



Incentives Versus Commitments



Losses Loom Large



That Nagging Feeling



Maintenance and Mindfulness



What Commitments Say About You



Antonio's Problems



A Commitment Store


Acknowledgements: Assisted Living


Notes


Index