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What incentive can I give to our software developers to meet a deadline? We need to meet a very important deadline which requires some extra work from our software developers. I would like to give them an incentive, but the usual incentives (bonus, holiday etc) aren't of interest. What would be a good incentive for a software developer?

What is the incentive for men to have platonic friendships with women? Now, there is plenty of incentive and advantage for women to want to have platonic male friends, but what is the incentive or advantage for men to have female friends?- esp, considering how much less (on average) they'll have in common in relation to two male friends Outside of course of the potential of meeting and getting involved with her friends sexually, or gaining favor with other women from being seen with the female friends.

Will tax incentive money go to ex-husband that owes back child support and his tax return is flagged? My ex husband owes back child support and if/when he files his taxes and gets a refund the money comes to me and my girls...will they get his incentive money since he is thousands behind in child support? Is there a way to check on this and make sure my girls get his money? Thank ya'll so much!

What is the incentive to pay back debt at economic downturn? I can see that if business are blooming and banks are doing well that you need to watch it. but when banks are failing left and right and business are trying to get rid of their inventory to whoever willing to take them. what's the incentive? Isn't it better to keep the cash to yourself in case than to give them back to the banks which might fail either way.

How does the government incentive work for your clunker? I have a 92 Pontiac Boneville. I need a new car. How exactly does this government incentive work? Please explain how I should do it, step by step. - I have bad credit. - I would like to have a newer used car like a Honda or Toyota. But if there is something more reliable, please let me know. - I want to go to a used car dealership this weekend.

Why did a influential person lose the incentive to cast private assets for society in the ancient Rome? In ancient Rome an influential person like Caesar had the incentive to cast private assets and restore a public facility like bridges, but such a kind of incentive was getting disappeared as the history of the empire advanced. Why was it like that ?

What is a good incentive to get kids to vote ? My school is holding a mock election for the coming election. Its held on the same day as the real one, and im in charge of finding a incentive to get students to show up, because it takes place before or after school. This is a high school, so if you can think of anything CHEAP, cause we have a small budget, then please answer thanks.

Is there a new tax incentive for small business where a portion of inventory is deductible? My friend told me about this. I am not sure if she heard it right so this may be nothing. She heard that this year an incentive is in the works where small business can deduct half on their inventory as an expense. Is there any truth to this? I already deduct my purchases less inventory as cost of goods sold so I don't know if this would be in addition to this. If anyone knows anything about this please share.

What incentive do universities have to be the best they can be? From my understanding universities don't turn profits (in the way that some like a University of Phoenix does) but only redistribute capital back into programs or reinvest it into the endowment. For example there is no board or group of shareholders that get a dividend when the university is financially healthy. So my question is what incentive does a university have to attract the best students, build the best facilities, and attract the best employers to higher its graduates, besides improving its own notoriety and prestige?

How to develop an effective employee work incentive program? I work at a small organization and we do NOT have a lot of money for staff awards, bonuses, etc. I have tried implementing incentive awards for low sick leave and innovation before which have blown up in my face as people considered them unfair-not everyone could attain them due to sick children at home, budget constraints, etc. We do get small service recognition awards, and a christmas party etc. I want to implement a monthly recognition award for staff based on something good that has happened (like designing a new exhibit) but am not sure how to develop the guidelines for a program that will work and be fair to everyone, and also easy to quantify. We will give our own awards, so I do NOT want a company to offer me their awards programs with watches and pins and junk like that. We have tried a system where the employees nominate a staff member for an award each month and that has also not worked. If anyone has had success in a similar situation I would love to hear from you.

What is the difference between moral and social incentive? I found it rather confused when reading chapter 1 of freakonomics. @Additional information in·cen·tive n. Something, such as the fear of punishment or the expectation of reward, that induces action or motivates effort. adj. Serving to induce or motivate: an incentive bonus for high productivity.

What is incentive to pay off old collection debt? I lost my job some years ago and incurred a good deal of credit card debt which ended up going to outside collection agencies. Within the last year I have either paid off or settled all my accounts with the exception of two. However, doing this has not helped my credit score one bit. My question is: what is the incentive for paying off these accounts if it won't help my score? It's tempting to just let them sit until 7 years are up and then they'll drop off.

What is the best way to get referrals for incentive sites? I am just getting into the whole incentive referral sites and TRAINN sites and I was wondering what the best way to get referrals because I don't have many people to tell about it?

What is your incentive to being a good student? -Please only answer if you have good grades in school. I really want to be a good student and i know i have the power to,but somehow i lack the incentive to do so, and i hate it. I really want to change this but i have no clue on what i have to do.

What's the incentive to achieve in a Socialist society? In a Capitalist society, money, and the ability to buy larger things (such as houses, and the latest technology) motivate people to work. What would be the incentive in a Socialist society; working for the greater good of others.

When will we get our 2008 tax incentive return? We are trying to figure out when we will get our tax incentive check. Is there a site that we can go to to find this out? We already have our regular tax return just trying to find out about the incentive check. Thanks for any help!

What is the best incentive system for motivating the sales team in my NEW womens garment shop? I have opened the shop new. What could be the sharing basis of the Incentive between In-charge, Sales Girls and helpers? I intend to allow 3% for the entire team

What determines the amount you'll recieve from the tax incentive from the government? My tax incentive was direct deposit yesterday, but it was only for $300, and I thought it was going to be $600...I am single and made under $15000 and paid my taxes and even got a tax rebate back....so what was required to get the 600? I thought I was eligable for that one.

Im looking for small buisnesses that want a gift and incentive program? I am currently involed in a gift and incentive business. I am looking for businesses that want to offer a gift and incentive progam to there employees. It can be used as safety incentives, Attendance Incentives, service aniversary gifts, bithdays, retirements, weddings ect.. anything you want! Your employees get to choose what they want! I would like to know why kind of businesses would be interested in this for there employees and if you currently have an incentive program for your business how do you like it?

How does shifting money around create an incentive for those who earn it? Does it create an incentive for those who are to be on the receiving side? Should the government be involved in enabling people like this?

What are some of the best rewards or incentive programs that require a membership fee? I am just trying to get an idea of incentive or reward programs that require the person to pay a fee. A couple examples are Barnes and Noble requires an annual $25 fee for their rewards program,but you get 10% if you buy in the store and 5% online off purchases. American Express has some elite credit cards that charge annual fees over $1,000, but you get benefits. What are some examples you can think of?

my economic incentive check should have already been put in my bank by direct deposit? My federal tax return was e-filed and deposited into my bank electronicly so my incentive check should have been in my bank already. How do I check to see the status of my check ?

Is there an incentive to allow your house to foreclose? I'm looking into buying a foreclosed house or possibly talk with a homeowner in the LA area who has a Notice of Default to take over the title and help them avoid Foreclosure. (Plus this is the only way it seems I can afford a place.) Does anyone know if there is incentive for someone to let their house foreclose? If not, why not make offers way below market value to NOD homes? I'm just trying to understand how the market works. Also, can you make offers on Foreclosed homes that would be considered by banks, or do they usually deal with specific REO banks and auction companies? Thanks.

Is there any incentive for a mortgage broker to lock you in at a higher interest rate? Our mortgage broker is encouraging us to wait for the interest rates to fall again despite the fact that they have increased steadily for the past three weeks. Is there a monetary incentive for him to lock us in higher? We are paying 1 point for a better rate.

Example of a situation when a social/moral incentive and an economic incentive are present? I know that one example from Freakonomics is a blood drive in which the participants were paid a small amount of money (economic incentive) however, they were also compelled by the moral/social incentive of helping others. Can you give me any addition examples of such situations? Thank you

Is there any incentive for football managers to be sucessful anymore? Keegan gets a 4 year contract , if he does rubbish in 1st year , he gets a pay-off and hes back on the golf course ? Wheres the incentive?

What is the incentive to respect women? Assuming that it's possible at all, exactly what is the incentive? Women have shown that they are more than willing to have sex with men who don't respect them. So what else exactly is it that women will not give a man if he doesn't respect her?

What's the economic incentive for putting a base on the moon? The US plans on having an occupied base on the moon by 2024 or something. Other countries were invited, and the Russians already say they want in. Besides exploring, and doing it for the sake of doing it, what is the economic incentive? Columbus & Magellan didn't go on their voyages just to go sailing. They did it for money. Oil companies don't send geologists into jungles or the artic just for fun, they do it to look for oil, so the companies can make money. I can understand if this planned moon base is supposed to be a stepping stone to say, hypothetically, mining diamonds on Mars, or tapping Jupiter's atmosphere for rocket fuel. But is that the only reason, to use it as a stepping stone to someplace else? Yeah, I know, the Earth is getting overpopulated, we need to spread out, and Hawking said that humans have to leave Earth to survive. But, if going to the moon was so important, corporations would be getting together to make their own base.

How can we motivate students to want to improve their character? What will be a good incentive? I work in a junior high school. We are thinking of creating a year round program to help students become aware of character- respect, honestly, trust, etc.We are stuck on how we can get them motivated. What can be an incentive, to get them to want to practice and become aware of it and their actions/behaviors? Not only themselves but others around them as well?

I want to start an independent party plan craft business and need to know the standard incentive/gift schemes? I would like to know what seems to be the standard sort of incentive/gift scheme given by party plan businesses to the hos/hostess of the party? Is it a free gift to a certain value or a certain percentage off of purchases?

Are there any hospitals in the metro Detroit area that have incentive pay for staff who work extra shifts? Incentive shifts meaning if you work an overtime shift you can bid and get 40% extra for the shift. One system that does this is called bidshift.

I need to organise a sales incentive at work tomorrow - any ideas? I work in a call centre with a team of about 20 people. I need to organise an incentive to ensure that their outbound call rate is maintained at a high and productive level. Any ideas? I've got a budget of £20 min & £40 max.

if i file an extension will I still get the incentive money? I read that in order to get the incentive money of 600 a person must file their current year tax return, what about an extension?

Is the government going to offer first time home buyers a better incentive next year? Last year the government offered $7,500 that had to be reimbursed, this year $8,000 that doesn't have to be reimbursed, so is there going to be a $16,000 non-reimbusment incentive coming next year?

Where can I find info about incentive financing to build a dome house? I have heard of incentive financing for building energy efficient homes -- including low-interest loans and grants. Can anyone give me information on where to find out about this? Thanks!

Is there a real incentive to make money for you? If most investment houses make their money from fees, then is there any real incentive to make the saver (you) money by managing the money well. For example, Goldman Sachs has a mutual fund that you can purchase and they manage. Is there any real incentive to max returns? They get most of their profits from fees.

Do expired Incentive Stock Options (ISO) qualify as a tax deduction? I had a bunch of Incentive Stock Options (ISO) expire when I left my last employer. These options had been granted to me years before and I was fully vested but never exercised them. Can I write off the intrinsic value of the options at the time of expiration as a capital gains loss?

Input Request: What could you employer do for incentive programs at your work? While I know all of us are supposed to working and not surfing the internet, paying the bills, calling the vet, etc. I would appreciate some serious suggestions as to what employers can do for incentive programs, aside from just cash. Please give a brief suggestion(s) with any amount of detail you think necessary, your occupation and general region. Thank you.

Explain why firms in an oligopolistic industry have an incentive to collude? but also an incentive to cheat on any collusive agreement?

Is fear the best incentive for good behaviour? In everything, ranging from politics to parenting.. The race for nuclear weapons is supposed to act as a deterrent to hostile countries.. politicians who "want peace prepare for war".. Parents promise punishment (alliteration not intended) as a deterrent to naughtiness. Religions do the same. So, is fear the best incentive for good behaviour?

Will I get an incentive check if I owe on a student loan? Or will the "incentive" be put toward my student loan?

what incentive do doctor have to make people well? Doctors get incentives from pharmaceutical companies to sell drugs. What incentive does a doctor have to make people well through other means other than those drugs? Wouldnt the big money be in making people sick? Then managing that illness till the insurance runs out?

Does Ford give an extra incentive to companies who want to buy their cars or trucks? We're a small company that so far is staying afloat. We would like to buy a Ford truck but need the best deal. Does anyone know? Is there an incentive that encourages companies to buy Ford products? Maybe $500?

What evidence can I provide as a incentive to return back to my country? I don't have any dependent relatives such as spouse or children and I don't have any assets in my name so is there any other evidence that I can give the embassy as a incentive to return back to my country!! I am an Indian and I want to go to Australia for 3 months for the purpose of tennis training and my father is sponsoring my trip to Australia and all the property is in his name.

Should the US imitate France and pay 10000USD to Mexican illegal immigrant families to incentive return home? France and America have a common immense problem: uncontrolled immigration from poor south countries Since 2006 France is trying a new technique 'aide au retour volontaire': France will pay from 4000 to 10000 Euros (plus minus, depends on conditions like kids etc) to typically North African illegal immigrants to incentive return back home. Biometric controls would prevent abuse. The program is still in its infancy to see results. What about this is America? In America we have somehow 12M illegals, mostly from Mexico (i never know if the anchor children are in the 12M), say this converts into about 5M households, times 10KUSD equals 50B. So this is only a tenth of the 500B spent in the war in Irak, this to get rid of what many patriots call America's biggest problem! So should America try this? Or rather would it work? I want to hear what the nationwide yahooanswer thinks! PS: they can't do it again and again (go in and out) because of biometric (eg fingerprint) checks

Should the NHL offer free gas as an incentive for going to the games next season? Yes or no? Make your case!!! If you say ye please tell me you pain to make this incentive work for both the NHL and it's fans. NIPS, do you think such an incentive would help your gas bill any? DC very good point!!! The NHL would have to come up with a way where the fans must show proof that they drove to the game. Only the owners of the cars should get the free gas? maybe not?

What is your incentive to stay moral? Not for self-confessed immoral or A-moral people.... What is it that keeps you doing things that are moral, you know, not stealing, not doing adultery, no betrayal and all that stuff.? The things that in everyday life can not be touched completely or effectively by the law? Is it incentive or fear of punishment?

What sensible incentive would be ideal from your employer for referring a friend or relative to your company? As a recruiter, my most effective source for candidates is through word of mouth/referrals. I want to motivate my employees to refer their families and friends but want to find out what I could do for them or give to them as an incentive to receive more referrals. So my question is - if you could pick anything within reason to receive as a referral incentive, what would it be? If it's money or a gift certificate, what is the ideal (again, reasonable) amount you would be satisfied with? I'm looking for "outside of the box" ideas. Thanks!!

Is there an effective incentive plan for accounting personnel? I am in charge of the accounting department at a medium-sized business. I am trying to come up with a workable incentive plan for two of my employees. One is my accounts payable person, the other is a degreed accountant who does account reconcilliations, etc. I also have an A/R person but coming up with a quantifiable incentive for them is easy - base it on colllections. Has anyone come up with an incentive measue that would work for these 2 positons?

Is the Economic Incentive funded with a loan from China? Tax payer will receive money from the government as an economic incentive. Seems that these checks will be funded with a loan from China. If the same people that receive these funds will probably buy items made in China, who's economic incentive is it going to be?

Can a seller offer an agent a monetary incentive beyond their commission? Can a seller tell his listing agent to offer other agents a monetary bonus, in addition to their regular commission, as an incentive to find prospective buyers. The seller will pay the bonus at closing. Is this ethical / legal, typically done? Seems like a bribe to me. Also, in the best interest of the seller, the prospective buyer should not be aware of this monetary bonus/incentive. Correct?

What is the financial incentive for an insurance company to ask health history while you are pregnant? While being pregnant, Humana has a program called Humana Beginning. This is when a nurse would call you up and record your answers as she ask a series of highly personal health questions. Also she would reward me with new mother gifts such as books. They claim is to help advise you in your pregnancy, but I have my own OGBYN for that. Second: humana is a profit company. What is their incentive to paid nurses for calls, equipments, gifts, etc.?

Anyone have any fun practical incentive program ideas for work? I am looking for a practical, but fun incentive program for hotel staff members for a high end 3 star hotel. We have one in place for the housekeeping staff, but frontdesk and breakfast hosts are proving to be a bit more difficult.

Is it Illegal for an employer to pay you an opt out incentive for opting out insurance plan? It was in my employer's manual that I would receive a $50 incentive every paycheck for opting out the medical insurance, once paychecks came in I had no $50. I asked my employer and she said that they are no longer legally able to give the opt out incentive for the insurance. Is that true and legal?

Why should companies have a mix of short- and long-term incentive components in a compensation plan? What are the reasons behind short-term incentive components? Thanks!

Is it legal for a company to switch to an incentive plan and pay employees less? My company switched to an incentive plan which was/is very poorly implemented. Is it legal for them to say you are not making your daily quota and pay you LESS then the amount you where making when they implemented the plan? People make financial commitments based on how much they are told they will make. Can they just change it like that and pay people less?

The higher inflation rate in year 2 reduced the incentive to save in Abudhabi. True or False? The table below shows the nominal interest rate and the inflation rate for two different years in the economy of Abudhabi. In both years, the Abudhabian government taxed nominal interest income from saving at a rate of 30%. Year 1 Nominal Interest Rate 7% Inflation Rate 2% Year 2 Nominal Interest Rate 12% Inflation Rate 6% *****The higher inflation rate in year 2 reduced the incentive to save in Abudhabi. True or False?

Is a captain in the army who is doing the ACS program eligible for the new incentive bonuses? Husband is YG99 with a date of rank of 11/02. Under the requirements of the new incentive program he is eligible for a tier1 bonus. BUT...it did say that officers in the Expanded Graduate Schooling Program (EGSP) are not. My husband is getting sent to grad school through the Advanced Civil Schooling program. Is he still eligible? $25,000 does seem awfully nice.

Isn't it illegal to give financial incentive to clients to get their business other than a max of $100 gift? A friend of mine told me that he had an offer from a financial advisor giving him 4% incentive if he transfer his 401K to an IRA rollover. I'm just puzzled by this statement that instead of the financial advisor charging a fee to the client that he/she will give financial incentive to the client instead. Any information will be appreciated.

Should the word incentive be plural or singular in this context? "This involved coming up with various measures of financial incentives to redeem and comparing their effects on the redemption rate" or "This involved coming up with various measures of financial incentive to redeem and comparing their effects on the redemption rate" thanks.

What Incentive Do Anti Drug Groups Have To Lie? I have been to both American and Canadian anti drug sites. I know a huge amount about marijuana and the Canadian sites are actually accurate and tell the whole story even when it hurts their arguments. American anti drug groups not only lie, but try to make information misleading by changing the context. It angers me because it breeds a new generation who's views about marijuana are mere propaganda. What incentive do they have to lie about it? Are they so ignorant that they don't know themselves? Totally agree. What makes me absolutely livid is when people against drugs think they know all about weed and you are ignorant, when in fact the opposite is true.

what is the incentive for the working class to work harder in socialism with ? also what is the incentive for the working class to work harder in socialism?

Will this approach upset the incentive effects of the emission tax? Suppose we institute an emission charge on a particular pollutant, and we use the proceeds of the tax to help subsidize the short-term capital costs of company in the same industry for installing emission-reduction equipment. Will this approach upset the incentive effects of the emission tax?

what are different types of incentive plans? can anyone mention atleast 3 incentive plans? i know there are individual or group or combo of the two but anything in particular? thanks!

Why does Obama provide an incentive to ? Why does Obama provide an incentive to fail by rewarding businesses/people who mismanage money and fail by giving them more money to mismanage and punishing those businesses/people who can manage money and succeed by raising their taxes and taking away more of their money ? Why is Obama proclaiming that some are entitled to their " fair share " of what others have earned ? Doesn't Obama know that, as Margaret Thatcher once said, " Pennies don't fall from heaven they're earned here on earth " ?

Should their be an incentive to join charities or help the disadvantaged? Many say that the it is less honorable and one recieves less self satisfaction when their is an incentive. Do you think such incentives (teacher giving bonus points, rewards, etc.) is appropriate or morally wrong? I would like a well thought out explanation of your argument.

I am looking for businesses that want to offer a gift and incentive program? I am currently involved in a gift and incentive business. I am looking for businesses that want to offer a gift and incentive program to their employees. It can be used as safety incentives, Attendance Incentives, service anniversary gifts, birthdays, retirements, weddings etc. anything you want! Your employees get to choose what they want! I would like to know why kind of businesses would be interested in this for there employees and if you currently have an incentive program for your business how do you like it?

HELP! I am trying to come up with a staff incentive program for a pub. Any Ideas? I am the manager of a pub/bar and I need some ways in motivating my staff. I am tierd of giving away a bottle of wine etc. If anyone has some ideas on how I can run a team staff incentive. This way they would work together. Also if I ran the contest over a few months I could give away a really great prize. Like a digital camera etc. I need some way of keeping score. Help!

How can monopoly power of a monopolist be measured? What is the basic incentive behind monopoly power? How can monopoly power of a monopolist be measured? What is the basic incentive behind monopoly power?

Can anyone define what a Film/Production Incentive program is? In as brief as possible answers, considering their are many variations of a 'film incentive program', particularly from state to state. i am just looking for the best summery of what the CONCEPT of an incentive program is. Thanks!

The penalty for selling illegal drugs has been increased. How does that affect the incentive to sell drugs? In recent years, the penalty for selling illegal drugs has been increased sharply. How does that affect the incentive to sell drugs? For the people who decide to sell drugs anyway, what do the higher penalties for dealing do to their incentive to commit other crimes (such as murder ) while they are engaged in selling drugs?

What do army incentive bonus #731 and #800 mean and why did I get them? I enlisted into the army as an active duty soldier and I received two incentive bonus. I got incentive bonus #731 and #800. I'm not sure why I got them and I was just wondering if anyone else knew about them. I enlisted into the army as an active duty soldier and recieved 9000 dollars in bonus money but im unsure of what the bonuses were for. I know in my contract they are numbered as incentive 731 and incentive 800. 731 was for 1000 dollars and 800 was for 8000 dollars. Just curious as to what they were for.

What could be a form of incentive that a company would offer a special panel or jury to remain with them? There's a business, and it has a panel formed of the most eminent people in the field. What incentives could they provide them to make them stay?

What is a great incentive or free gift to give away for a young female model talent search? This company I work for sometimes is looking for models. The hold these events at hotels and utilize their conference rooms for the event. The usually advertise months in advance and have a great turn out. One person at a recent even left a comment card mentioning we should have a free gift. I said we should offer a free microwave. My boss said that is lame. Any ideas?

What is a good incentive to keep my pre-k students on track the last 5 weeks of school? There are several behavior issues in this class. I am looking for something I can use to motivate them to follow the rules and stay on track until the end of the school year.

What are you going to do with your Tax Incentive Rebate Check? I'm afraid I will have to pay bills with mine because of the faultering economy. So much for economic stimulation.

I want to offer an incentive program to businesses to increase their sales.? THe incentive offers a monthly reward that will extend for 18 months. I am certain my business might fold before everyone cashes out. Is that legal? Also what is the best Stae for me to incorporate in so I have the least harrrassment from the Attorney General?

Can I still get a economic incentive check if I did not file a 2007 tax return? Do I even qualify? I am a student and I made approx 1400 after medicare and social security (no withholding). And received approximately 5,000 in scholarships that all went to college expenses.

What is a good incentive program for good behavior with kids? I want to positively motivate my kids to behave well, not fight with their siblings, do chores, homework, etc. I'm not expecting perfect kids, but just looking for some type of positive way of incenting them or motivating them to action.

What is a good quote from a respectable person on giving incentive in exchange for charitable acts? I'm at the end of an essay and need a good quote to support my claim. My claim is that incentives gives people more reason to give.

What would be a good incentive for Filipinos abroad to make a balikbayan trip? I know some Filipinos who have not visited the home country for 10-20 years. What can the government do to encourage these Filipinos (even if they are citizens of other countries now) to come and visit?

Where I can I buy incentive products/kits for a middle school walking club? I am looking to start a walking club for my middle school students. I am looking for a walking club kit that contains incentive charts, awards, prizes, and possibly pedometers. Thanks!

When will the incentive checks start showing up in the mail? I was under the impression it would be based on the last two digits of you SS#. So If mine ends in 18, about when should I look for receiving it in the mail?