Alyce M. Dickinson is professor emeritus at Western Michigan University where she taught and researched organizational behavior management for 35 years.
Dickinson made early contributions to the field as co-editor of a handbook on organizational behavior management.
[1][2] In several studies, she looked at the effects of individual and small-group monetary incentives on the performance and satisfaction of employees.
Findings suggested that the introduction of feedback had stronger effects on performance than incentives alone.
Many of her students have gone on to lead successful careers in research, universities, and corporate settings.