00000cab a22000004cb4500 IPP-00000640231 IPP 20220722110252.0 220722s2021 xx d | ||r |||||eng|| eng Albert, Jose Ramon Perceived effects of the performance-based bonus on government employees' productivity 2021 tables; references The Philippine government established the Performance-Based Bonus (PBB) in 2012 to reward exemplary employee performance, align endividual- and team-level efforts with agency-wide targets, and improve public service delivery in the executive department. At the time, the PBB was meant to augment salaries while the government was preparing to increase public sector wages in phases. With the implementation of the last phase of salary increases in 2019, it is important the assess the effects of the PBB on the country's bureaucracy. The Department of Budget and Management, together with the Development Academy of the Philippines and other oversight agencies, administers the PBB using the Results-Based Performance Management System framework. In light of the incentive scheme's budgetary implications, the agencies deem it critical to study how the PBB affects government efforts to push reforms and boost individual- and team-level motivation and productivity of employees. This study, a follow-up of a process evaluation of the PBB conducted in 2019, employs a mixed-method research drawn on primary and secondary data. It undertook a perception-based survey on the effects of the PBB with more than 1,200 respondents and focus group discussions with PBB focal persons and members of the performance management teams of selected agencies, including oversight agencies. Empirical findings suggest that while the PBB has had design issues and implementation challenges (e.g. changes in eligibility requirements across dysfunctional behavior of employee), it is generally welcomed across the bureaucracy. There is evidence that the PBB has helped boost the motivation and productivity of employees, which can lead to individual and agancy-wide improvements. The results show that teh PBB can be redesigned to hone its effects on public sector reforms. Employees (Philippines. Supreme Court) Civil service Employee motivation Mendoza, Ronald U. Cuenca, Janet S. Vizmanos, Jana Flor V. Muñoz, Mika S. Philippine Journal of Development Vol. 45 (2) (2021), 1-22 UPD DMLP Article FI