Back to the Future? Performance‐Related Pay, Empirical Research, and the Perils of Persistence

Public Administration ReviewVolume 69, Issue 1 p. 39-51 Back to the Future? Performance-Related Pay, Empirical Research, and the Perils of Persistence James L. Perry, Corresponding Author James L. Perry Indiana University–Bloomington James L. Perry is Chancellor's Professor in the School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University–Bloomington. His research focuses on motivation, community and national service, and government reform. He is the recipient of the 2008 Dwight Waldo Award and coeditor of Motivation in Public Management: The Call of Public Service (Oxford University Press, 2008).E-mail: perry@indiana.edu Trent A. Engbers is a doctoral student in the School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University–Bloomington. His research focuses on public leadership and civic engagement. His most recent publication, "The Student Leadership Program Model Revisited," appeared in the Journal of Leadership Education.E-mail: tengbers@indiana.edu So Yun Jun is a doctoral student in the School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University–Bloomington. She is a graduate of Ewha Womans University in Seoul, South Korea, where she wrote her master's thesis on public service motivation.E-mail: juns@indiana.eduSearch for more papers by this authorTrent A. Engbers, Corresponding Author Trent A. Engbers Indiana University–Bloomington James L. Perry is Chancellor's Professor in the School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University–Bloomington. His research focuses on motivation, community and national service, and government reform. He is the recipient of the 2008 Dwight Waldo Award and coeditor of Motivation in Public Management: The Call of Public Service (Oxford University Press, 2008).E-mail: perry@indiana.edu Trent A. Engbers is a doctoral student in the School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University–Bloomington. His research focuses on public leadership and civic engagement. His most recent publication, "The Student Leadership Program Model Revisited," appeared in the Journal of Leadership Education.E-mail: tengbers@indiana.edu So Yun Jun is a doctoral student in the School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University–Bloomington. She is a graduate of Ewha Womans University in Seoul, South Korea, where she wrote her master's thesis on public service motivation.E-mail: juns@indiana.eduSearch for more papers by this authorSo Yun Jun, Corresponding Author So Yun Jun Indiana University–Bloomington James L. Perry is Chancellor's Professor in the School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University–Bloomington. His research focuses on motivation, community and national service, and government reform. He is the recipient of the 2008 Dwight Waldo Award and coeditor of Motivation in Public Management: The Call of Public Service (Oxford University Press, 2008).E-mail: perry@indiana.edu Trent A. Engbers is a doctoral student in the School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University–Bloomington. His research focuses on public leadership and civic engagement. His most recent publication, "The Student Leadership Program Model Revisited," appeared in the Journal of Leadership Education.E-mail: tengbers@indiana.edu So Yun Jun is a doctoral student in the School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University–Bloomington. She is a graduate of Ewha Womans University in Seoul, South Korea, where she wrote her master's thesis on public service motivation.E-mail: juns@indiana.eduSearch for more papers by this author James L. Perry, Corresponding Author James L. Perry Indiana University–Bloomington James L. Perry is Chancellor's Professor in the School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University–Bloomington. His research focuses on motivation, community and national service, and government reform. He is the recipient of the 2008 Dwight Waldo Award and coeditor of Motivation in Public Management: The Call of Public Service (Oxford University Press, 2008).E-mail: perry@indiana.edu Trent A. Engbers is a doctoral student in the School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University–Bloomington. His research focuses on public leadership and civic engagement. His most recent publication, "The Student Leadership Program Model Revisited," appeared in the Journal of Leadership Education.E-mail: tengbers@indiana.edu So Yun Jun is a doctoral student in the School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University–Bloomington. She is a graduate of Ewha Womans University in Seoul, South Korea, where she wrote her master's thesis on public service motivation.E-mail: juns@indiana.eduSearch for more papers by this authorTrent A. Engbers, Corresponding Author Trent A. Engbers Indiana University–Bloomington James L. Perry is Chancellor's Professor in the School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University–Bloomington. His research focuses on motivation, community and national service, and government reform. He is the recipient of the 2008 Dwight Waldo Award and coeditor of Motivation in Public Management: The Call of Public Service (Oxford University Press, 2008).E-mail: perry@indiana.edu Trent A. Engbers is a doctoral student in the School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University–Bloomington. His research focuses on public leadership and civic engagement. His most recent publication, "The Student Leadership Program Model Revisited," appeared in the Journal of Leadership Education.E-mail: tengbers@indiana.edu So Yun Jun is a doctoral student in the School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University–Bloomington. She is a graduate of Ewha Womans University in Seoul, South Korea, where she wrote her master's thesis on public service motivation.E-mail: juns@indiana.eduSearch for more papers by this authorSo Yun Jun, Corresponding Author So Yun Jun Indiana University–Bloomington James L. Perry is Chancellor's Professor in the School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University–Bloomington. His research focuses on motivation, community and national service, and government reform. He is the recipient of the 2008 Dwight Waldo Award and coeditor of Motivation in Public Management: The Call of Public Service (Oxford University Press, 2008).E-mail: perry@indiana.edu Trent A. Engbers is a doctoral student in the School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University–Bloomington. His research focuses on public leadership and civic engagement. His most recent publication, "The Student Leadership Program Model Revisited," appeared in the Journal of Leadership Education.E-mail: tengbers@indiana.edu So Yun Jun is a doctoral student in the School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University–Bloomington. She is a graduate of Ewha Womans University in Seoul, South Korea, where she wrote her master's thesis on public service motivation.E-mail: juns@indiana.eduSearch for more papers by this author First published: 21 December 2008 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-6210.2008.01939_2.xCitations: 228Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat Citing Literature Volume69, Issue1January | February 2009Pages 39-51 RelatedInformation