An empirical analysis of incentive clauses and performance among head coaches at NCAA football bowl series public institutions.

摘要

The trend of increased compensation among college football head coaches has been well documented. (Brady, E., Berkowitz, S., & Upton, J., 2012). Along with increased compensation have come elaborate contract dynamics and incentive clauses that reward coaches for academic and athletic performance. (Reynolds, 2012).;The purpose of this study was to quantify the prevalence of incentive clauses in coaching contracts and determine incentive clauses' effect on athletic and academic performance.;This study analyzed 747 contract years from 78 public, FBS member institutions from 2002-2012. Contract data was compared to athletic and academic performance information to determine whether incentive presence and/or size significantly affected performance outcomes.;The majority of incentive conditions did not produce significantly different results when present in contracts. Similarly, for most incentive types, the size of incentives did not significantly affect performance outcomes. This study suggests that most incentive practices do not significantly correspond to improved performance.