Categories : *Academy of Management Journal
Can Pay-For-Performance Systems Motivate Low Performers?
Pay-for-performance systems reward high-performers, but how do they impact low-performers? Can these systems be designed to motivate all employees?
Categories : *Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
How Gender and Personality Contribute to Salary
Does it pay to be disagreeable? A series of four studies show that both women and agreeable men suffer an income penalty unrelated to their job performance or other personality factors.
Categories : *Journal of Applied Psychology Compensation Turnover
When Turnover Strikes: The (Possible) Cost of Pay Dispersion
Topic: Compensation, Turnover
Publication: Journal of Applied Psychology (MAY 2011)
Article: Executive turnover: The influence of dispersion and other pay system characteristics
Authors: J. G. Messersmith, J. P. Guthrie, Y.-Y. Ji, & J.-Y. Lee
Reviewed By: Thaddeus Rada
If You Want to Prevent Exhaustion … Don’t Worry, Be Happy!
Topic: Stress, Burnout, Performance, Fairness, Compensation
Publication: Journal of Organizational Behavior
Article: Emotional exhaustion and job performance: The moderating role of distributive justice and positive affect (AUG 2010)
Author: O. Janssen, C. K. Lam, & X. Huang
Reviewed by: Sarah Teague
Categories : *International Journal of Human Resource Management Compensation Culture Motivation Organizational Reputation Rewards
What do Job Ads Say About Your Organizational Culture?
Topic: Compensation, Culture, Motivation, Rewards, Organizational Reputation Publication: The International Journal of Human Resource Management Article: Compensation as a Signal of Organizational Culture: The Effects of Advertising Individual or Collective Incentives Author: K. Kuhn Reviewed By: Lit Digger It is commonly assumed that compensation and rewards systems reflect the cultures of the organizations
Categories : Uncategorized
Employee Pay Range Matters, but How?
Topic: Compensation, Job Performance Publication: Personnel Psychology (AUTUMN 2009) Article: Contingencies in the effects of pay range on organizational effectiveness Authors: S. Kepes, J. Delery, and N. Gupta Reviewed By: Benjamin Granger While pay variability among employees may signal to the workforce that the organization values and rewards good performance; it
Categories : *Research and Practice in Human Resource Management Compensation Motivation Rewards Strategic HR
Quarter past nine, I’m late again!
Topic: Compensation, Motivation, Rewards, Strategic HR Publication: Research and Practice in Human Resource Management Article: A Mathematical Model to Monitor Late Arrivals at Work Author: S.A. Oke, T.M. Ezenachkwu Featured by: Sarah Bowen In their recent article, Oke and Ezenachukwu embark on an ambitious journey to prove that timeliness is improved through rewards and recognition in the workplace. The authors conduct their research in
Categories : Compensation Motivation Organizational Justice Rewards
Who is holding the glass ceiling in place?
Topic: Compensation, Organizational Justice, Motivation, Rewards Publication: Journal of Human ResourcesArticle: Who is holding the glass ceiling in place? Author: N. Fortin Featured by: Benjamin Granger Many 21st century women still earn less than their male counterparts. However, this injustice may not be due fully to chauvinists and stereotypes. In her article, The Gender Wage Gap among Young
Who Wouldn’t Take the Money and Run?
Topic: Compensation, Culture, Organizational Commitment Article: When do committed employees retire? The effects of organizational commitment on retirement plans under a defined benefit pension plan. Publication: Human Resource Management Blogger: Benjamin Granger Organizations commonly use defined-benefit pension plans in an effort to attract and retain good employees. After all, turnover is expensive! These plans usually allow employees to accrue retirement income
Categories : *The Wall Street Journal Compensation Motivation Rewards
Pay-for-performance: Helping those that help themselves?
Topic: Compensation, Motivation, Rewards Publication: The Wall Street Journal Article: When schools offer money as a motivator. Blogger: James Grand Long gone are the days when Mom and Dad would offer a few bucks for an “A” on your report card to buy some candy from the grocery store. Now, the schools are starting to provide the incentives—and they aren’t just offering up