1ST BIENNIAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PERFORMANCE AND REWARDS IN ORGANIZATIONS (PRIO)
We would like to thank the Carl Friedrich von Siemens Stiftung for its generous support and for hosting the conference at its venue in Munich.
Local organizer: Ingo Weller, LMU Munich (weller@lmu.de)
Organizing committee: Conny Antoni (University of Trier, Germany); Xavier Baeten (Vlerick Business School, Belgium); Jason Shaw (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore); Aino Tenhiälä (IE University, Spain)
Keynote speaker: Dirk Sliwka (University of Cologne, Germany); Keynote title: Beyond the Paycheck: How Compensation Shapes Habits and Norms at Work
Supported by and with contributions from Marsh (formerly Mercer) and Gradar
PROGRAM
We are pleased to announce that the program for the PRIO conference is now available. Download the conference program (PDF, 489 KB)
We look forward to welcoming researchers and practitioners to Munich for two days of engaging discussions and intellectual exchange on performance management and rewards in organizations.
OVERVIEW
The international PRIO conference focuses on all aspects of performance management and rewards in organizations. Topics range from job architectures, performance evaluation, and feedback to career rewards (e.g., promotions) and compensation-related topics (e.g., pay-for-performance, total rewards, executive compensation, pay transparency). PRIO aims to foster a scholarly community that bridges the disciplines of human resource management, strategy, organizational behavior, and industrial relations; integrates a broad theoretical and methodological spectrum (i.e., drawing from economics, psychology, and sociology); and offers a vibrant forum for intellectual exchange. To ensure a diverse, global dialogue, PRIO encourages contributions from scholars around the world, especially junior scholars.
Each PRIO conference has a specific focus. The focus of the 2026 conference is “merit pay.” Examples of questions to be addressed include:
- Revisiting merit: Who defines it, who benefits, and who is left behind?
- Merit pay between HR structure and managerial autonomy
- Communicating merit in times of pay transparency
- The new paradox of meritocracy: Equity in times of AI and data analytics
REGISTRATION AND FEE
Registration Deadline: December 7, 2026
The conference fee is € 95, including a joint dinner on December 14, 2026. Please register by December 7, 2026, using the following link: Registration PRIO
The 2026 PRIO conference welcomes high-quality research on the conference’s specific focus topic, as well as on all topics within the broader field of PRIO as described above.
Feel free to contact Ingo Weller (weller@lmu.de) with questions. Thanks for your interest in the PRIO conference!
Additional material: Flyer (PDF, 273 KB) and information sheet (PDF, 372 KB)