Hello friends, this has been a very interesting topic for me since i was in school and no one seem to have really given me a suitable analysis on which of these to reward and why.

I will reward RESULT all the time. Even though, no result without effort. In coorperate world, nobody sees/appreciates your effort, the bottom line is get the job done( result). Most times, rightfully and effectively applied effort yields expected Results. So always marshall your effort to get the desired result.

I think it is smart to reward the result. "the end usually justify the means" you know

effort without result is useless,so always aim for the result.the best is getting the result without an effort.

would you reward an unfavourable result or a negative one, many of us are paid fat salaries in our working places even if the result we produce are not satisfactory, I beleive effort should be rewarded especially if it is relevant.