An Objective Review of theJournal of Organizational Behavior Management

The Effects of Individual Monetary Incentives With and Without Feedback

“…Approximately 65% to 70% of OBM interventions have used feedback alone or in combination with other interventions, and this figure has remained relatively constant over the years (Balcazar, Shupert, Daniels, Mawhinney, & Hopkins, 1989;Bucklin, Alvero, Dickinson, Austin, & Jackson, 2000;Nolan, Jarema, & Austin, 1999). In their classic review, Balcazar et al (1985/86) found that feedback, when used alone, consistently improved performance in 28% of the articles reviewed.…”

An Assessment-based Solution to a Human-Service Employee Performance Problem

“…Such an approach has been used to assess the predictive validity of functional analysis procedures in the treatment of problem behavior in clinical environments (e.g., Iwata, Pace, Cowdery, & Miltenberger, 1994). An assessment of predictive validity is particularly relevant to the PDC because the majority of intervention components (e.g., task clarification, feedback) evaluated in this line of research have often been demonstrated as effective in the absence of performance analysis (e.g., Nolan, Jarema, & Austin, 1999). Thus, the ultimate contribution of the information obtained from the PDC to the reported treatment outcomes is largely unknown.…”

The Publication History of theJournal of Organizational Behavior Management: An Objective Review and Analysis: 1998–2009

“…If there were any discrepancies in the reviews, the raters arrived at a unanimous decision. Databases from the Nolan et al (1999) article were obtained and used in the present analysis; data from Balcazar et al (1989) were taken from the published graphs. The present review maintained the same categories as the previous two reviews, while additional categories and subcategories were added for a more in-depth analysis: "country of affiliation," "level of analysis," and "impact factor."…”

“…In a follow-up review, Nolan, Jarema, and Austin (1999) covered the second decade of publications of JOBM from 1987 (volume 9, number 1) through 1997 (volume 17, number 2) following the categories and standards developed by the previous review. The authors compared notable trends from the second decade to those in Balcazar et al (1989) and revisited the original objectives that were established for JOBM at its inception.…”