For me, a key piece of evidence that incentive schemes affect performance is given by the way I was paid pocket money as a child.

就我自己来说，能证明激励机制确实影响行为的重要证据就是我小时候获得零花钱的经历。

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For example, if a system issue is keeping employees from getting paid, that's probably a pretty big performance issue for any organization.

例如，如果某个系统问题导致无法获得支付款项，这可能对任何组织都是个大问题。

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The chief executive has paid personally for GE's poor performance.

这位首席执行官自己也为公司的不良业绩而担责任。

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However, investors could make more informed fund choices if they knew whether managers are paid for short- or long-term performance and pre- or post-tax results.

FORBES: Magazine Article

Some corporate boards ought to at least consider a return to what was once the norm in both America and Europe (and still is in Japan) and largely ditch pay-for-performance and instead pay largely through a straight salary (most lower-level employees are paid this way).

ECONOMIST: Bosses' pay

Credit-rating agencies should be reformed, incentives for excessive risk-taking reduced and bankers' bonuses paid on the basis of long-term performance.

ECONOMIST: The World Social Forum