MGHB02H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Work Motivation
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N piece-rate a pay system in which individual workers are paid a certain sum of money for each unit of production completed. N more common than pure piece-rate is a system where workers are paid basic hourly wage and paid a piece-rate differential on top. N in some cases, it is very difficult to measure the productivity of an individual worker because of the nature of production process. N under these circumstances, group incentives are sometimes employed. N wage incentive plans various systems that link pay to performance on production jobs. N wage incentives that reward individual productivity might decrease cooperation among workers. N more often, employees fear that if they produce at especially high level, employer will reduce rate of payment to cut labour costs. N merit pay plans systems that attempt to link pay to performance on white-collar jobs.
