Changing Conceptions of Employee Compensation

Journal of Organizational Behavior Management

Volumn 23, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 95-116

  Dixon, Mark R ^a   Hayes, Linda J ^b   Stack, Jack ^c  

^a School of Dental Medicine   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^c Springfield Remanufacturing Group   (United States)

Author keywords

Bonus system; Competition; Cooperation; Gainsharing; Open book management; Pay for performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 2542522426     PISSN: 01608061     EISSN: 15408604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J075v23n02_06     Document Type: Article

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