Download or read book The Relationship of Performance Incentives to Productivity and Quality of Work Life written by Verna M. Fitzsimmons and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A study was conducted at a Federal Agency to determine the relationship between financial incentive programs, productivity, and the quality of work life. The financial incentive program known as gainsharing was examined to determine its effect on productivity. Individual and group incentive programs were used to establish whether there was a preference. Data was collected regarding the productivity from five different operational locations. Surveys were completed before any pay for performance plans were introduced. Post assessment productivity data and quality of work life responses were compared to a base line measure. In addition, a control group was utilized throughout the study. The control group was not eligible for an incentive plan. Two groups were put on a plan based on individual productivity, one of which included a continuous improvement plan, while the other did not. The other two groups were eligible for group incentive plans. These both operated with continuous improvement programs. The findings suggest that group incentive plans have the least adverse effect on the workers' perception of their work life, while also improving their productivity. Individual incentive plans did improve productivity, but seemed to cause more stress to the worker in terms of their self reported quality of work life. In either case, the findings show that money was a strong motivator for improving performance and that it was the preferred reward by the workers.

Download or read book Productivity and the Quality of Working Life written by Steven Parnes and published by Scarsdale, N.Y. : Work in America Institute. This book was released on 1978 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book National Center for Productivity and Quality of Working Life written by National Center for Productivity and Quality of Working Life and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 978 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book People and Productivity written by William Curt Freund and published by Irwin Professional Publishing. This book was released on 1984 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A summary of the major conclusions of the text and ancillary data tables are appended.

Download or read book Productivity and Economic Incentives written by J. P. Davidson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-11-05 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the controversies surrounding performance related pay have demonstrated, reward management is a key issue. Collecting the results of 'fieldwork' investigations in factories and retail outlets, this book measures output before and after a change in methods of remuneration. The link between productivity and stress is explored and conclusions drawn. An introductory chapter, by the eminent economist P. Sargant Florence summarises previously published productivity studies.

Download or read book Productivity Improvement Through Incentive Management written by Bertram Irwin Spector and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report defines and identifies incentive management (rewards-for-performance) strategies that have been and can be employed to stimulate worker productivity. Recent theoretical and empirical studies are reviewed to evaluate the relative effectiveness on performance. An inventory of popular incentive systems is compiled and a taxonomy that classifies incentives is designed. A case study of a large-scale productivity improvement effort at a major U.S. Army depot is presented. Finally, a computer-based management aid is designed and a demonstration package developed to display how workforce supervisors, organizational development specialists, and key installation management personnel can tailor incentive plans to the specific needs of varied organizations and job functions. Results indicate that incentive management strategies are effective tools to improve worker productivity and maximize manpower cost savings but specific tailored plans are required to meet special contingencies of different organizations and tasks.

Download or read book Annual Report of the National Center for Productivity and Quality of Working Life written by National Center for Productivity and Quality of Working Life and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Productivity and Its Impact on Employment and Labour Relations in the Coalmining Industry written by International Labour Organisation. Sectoral Activities Programme and published by International Labour Organization. This book was released on 1994 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Motivating People to Work written by Warren C. Hauck and published by Engineering & Management Press. This book was released on 1984 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book International Differences in the Business Practices and Productivity of Firms written by Richard B. Freeman and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2009-10-15 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In recent years, globalization and the expansion of information technologies have reshaped managerial practices, forcing multinational firms to adjust business practices to different environments and domestic companies to adjust to their foreign competitors. In International Differences in the Business Practices and Productivity of Firms, a distinguished group of contributors examines the phenomenon of widespread differences in managerial practices across firms, establishments within firms, and countries. This volume brings together eight studies that combine qualitative and quantitative insider analysis of business practices such as the use of teams, incentive pay, lean manufacturing, and quality control, revealing the elements that determine which practices are adopted and why. International Differences in the Business Practices and Productivity of Firms offers a much-needed model for measuring the productivity and performance of international firms in a fast-paced global economy.

Download or read book Personal Productivity written by John W. Kendrick and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-07-22 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author explores the careers and private lives of the first two African-American boxing champions in order to define the history of race relations and the black press at the time. The major events and fights are organized around the themes of segregation and the significance to black Americans.

Download or read book Research and Development a 16 year Compendium 1963 78 written by United States. Employment and Training Administration and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 628 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: USA. Directory, research and development in labour market, vocational training, employment, etc., 1963 to 1978.