Back in January, Adam Hajo and Adam D. Galinsky published a paper in the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology that indicates that people’s performance on tasks can be influenced by the clothing that they’re wearing. This research could potentially have an effect on the restaurant industry, specifically on the types of uniforms that employees wear.

In a recent series of Forbes articles on motivating employees,  Victor Lipman addresses the idea of how to motivate employees when things like salary increases and bonuses simply aren’t an option. Many of the suggestions that he makes might be more appropriate for those working in corporate America (such as office space, free parking spaces, and bigger-ticket items like sporting event tickets, spa weekends, and fancy dinners), but those in the restaurant industry could still benefit from applying his ideas.