Alan Webb, University of Waterloo

Research

tangible rewards incentives goals motivation performance

Latest funding

The effects of reward type on motivation and performance
SSHRC · 2015 · Principal investigator
$126,663
The effects of providing strategic performance information to corporate directors: a field study
SSHRC · 2009 · Principal investigator
$58,610
Convertible debt
SSHRC · 2006 · Co-investigator
$48,299

All 4 grants and awards

The effects of reward type on motivation and performance

Principal investigatorSSHRC2015Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Webb, Alan

Keywords: tangible rewards; incentives; goals; motivation; performance

$126,663

The effects of providing strategic performance information to corporate directors: a field study

Principal investigatorSSHRC2009Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Webb, Alan

Keywords: corporate governance; strategic performance information; board of directors; performance

$58,610

Convertible debt

Co-investigatorSSHRC2006Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Wier, Heather A.

Keywords: accounting classification of convertible debt; bond-rating models; transaction structuring

$48,299

The performance effects of tiered goals versus stretch goals

Principal investigatorSSHRC2005Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Webb, Alan

Keywords: goals; incentives; budgets; motivation; self-efficacy; goal commitment

$68,654

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Write to this professor

A short, specific email works best. This draft uses one of their recent papers; replace the parts in brackets with your own details before sending.

Applying for

Subject: Prospective PhD student: tangible rewards Dear Professor Webb, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on tangible rewards connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]