J. P. Davidson

Productivity and Economic Incentives (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 312
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. November 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781136511493
• Artikelnr.: 39993764

Autorenporträt

J.P. Davidson

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter I - Past & Present Incentive Study By P. Sargant Florence 1. Past
Research into Productivity 2. Conceptual Framework 3. Concentration on
Economic Incentives 4. Accident, Absence and Labour Turnover Rates of Whole
Groups as Measures of Incentive 5. Incentive and Disincentive Effects of
Higher Wages 6. Isolating the Incentive Effect 7. The Scope for Large
Increases in Productivity Chapter II - Productivity and Earnings in
Manufacturing By J.P. Davison and N.S. Ross 1. The Scope of the Problem 2.
The Approach to the Problem 3. Schemes of Wage-Payment 4. Economic
Incentives and the Wage-Structure 5. Changes in Productivity, Earnings and
Costs at Factories A to E 6. Summary Chapter III - Attitudes and Reactions
of Factory Workers ByJ.P. Davison and N.S. Ross 1. Variable Factors in
Economic Incentives 2. Investigation of Workers' Reactions 3. Summary of
Trade Union Views 4. Analysis of Interviews 5. Conclusions 6. Summary
Tabulations of Interview Analyses Chapter IV - Incentives and Productivity
in Laundries By Barbara Gray 1. Introduction 2. Results in Twelve Selected
Laundries B to N 3. Laundry A as a Whole 4. Changes in the Productive
Departments of Laundry A 5. Effects on Output, Earnings and Labour-costs 6.
Changes and Effects in the Delivery Department 7. Workers' Attitudes to
Incentive Schemes 8. Summary and Conclusions Chapter V - Incentives and
Shop Productivity in Co-operative Societies By Barbara Gray 1. Introductory
Survey: Societies A to E 2. Grocery Incentive Scheme, Society F 3. Grocery
Incentive Schemes, Society G 4. Dry Goods Incentive Scheme, Society G
Chapter VII - Trade Union and Labour Reactions to the Application of
Incentives and the Industrial Relations Background in Factory C By N.S.
Ross 1. Purpose of this Case-Study 2. Initial Reluctance to Accept
Incentive Schemes 3. Background and Illustrations of the Prevailing
Relations 4. Application of the Scheme 5. Problems during the Application
of the Scheme 6. Problems arising out of the Scheme Chapter VIII - A
Summary 1. Factory Incentive Schemes and their Effect 2. Correlation of
Attitudes, Output and Earnings 3. Additional Evidence on Incentive Effect
Conditions for Success of Economic Incentives; the Questions of Procedure