笔者论述了激励在人力资源管理中的内涵和作用,以及进行激励管理应具备的条件、方式和途径,从而提高生产和工作效率。科学的激励制度至少具有以下几个方面的作用:吸引优秀的人才;开发员工潜力,促进在职员工充分的发挥其才能和智慧;鼓舞员工士气留住优秀人才;提高员工素质;加强组织凝聚力,造就良性竞争环境。 The author discusses the connotation and function of incentive in human resource management, as well as the conditions, ways and means that incentive management should have in order to improve production and work efficiency. The scientific incentive system has at least the following functions: attracting talented people; developing the potentials of employees, promoting the full utilization of their talents and wisdom by staffs on duty; encouraging the morale of employees to retain talented people; improving the quality of employees; strengthening organizational cohesion and building Healthy competition environment.