Whereas Earley (1988) suggested that English employees were not particularly
responsive to contingent reward, our own study reveals that contingent reward may
actually work effectively within consultative leadership practises. However, contingent
reward does not thrive well within directive, participative and delegative leadership
styles. It should perhaps be stated that our own sample of UK workers was collected
from Welsh, Scottish, Irish and English workers and not just from English workers as
was the case in Earley’s own research