Annual bonuses, employment and productivity change in Taiwan's manufacturing sector

Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 481-507

  Morton, Peter J ^a  

^a CHINESE CULTURE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Bonuses; D330; East Asia; Employment; L140; L600; Productivity; Profit sharing; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

EID: 0006531180     PISSN: 01672681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0167-2681(98)00115-2     Document Type: Article

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