Misfit (interdependence constructs):

Misfit is the situation where performance goals and a pay for performance plan (a) create differing types of interdependence (not the same direction), thereby giving mixed signals as to the desired behavior. In addition, (parts of) these signals may conflict with the actual need to cooperate resulting from the level of task interdependence; or (b) create the same type of interdependence, thereby giving consistent signals as to the desired behavior that conflict with the level of task interdependence and the need to cooperate resulting from it.