Pay Dispersion

Annual Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior

Volumn 1, Issue , 2014, Pages 521-544

  Shaw, Jason D ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Compensation; Financial incentives; Motivation; Performance; Turnover; Wage dispersion

Indexed keywords

EID: 84905243035     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23270608     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev-orgpsych-031413-091253     Document Type: Review

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