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Bonus payments and reference point violations
Ockenfels, Axel; Sliwka, Dirk; Werner, Peter - 2010
We investigate how bonus payments affect satisfaction and performance of managers in a large, multinational company. We find that falling behind a naturally occurring reference point for bonus comparisons reduces satisfaction and subsequent performance. The effects tend to be mitigated if...
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What Chinese workers value : an analysis of job satisfaction, job expectations, and labor turnover in China
Nie, Peng; Sousa-Poza, Alfonso - 2017
This study uses data from the 2012 China Labor Force Dynamics Survey and 2010-2012 China Family Panel Studies to … satisfaction and job change, an observation we attribute to China's unique Confucian-based work ethic. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011731817
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Overeducation, earnings and job satisfaction among graduates in China
Jones, Melanie; Kaya, Ezgi; Nan, Jiarui - 2024
Exploiting rich nationally representative longitudinal data from the China Family Panel Studies this paper explores the … relationship between overeducation, earnings and job satisfaction among graduates in China. We find consistent evidence, across …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014584357
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Competition, group identity, and social networks in the workplace : evidence from a Chinese textile firm
Kato, Takao; Shu, Pian - 2011
Using data on team assignment and weekly output for all weavers in an urban Chinese textile firm between April 2003 and March 2004, this paper studies a) how randomly assigned teammates affect an individual worker's behavior under a tournament-style incentive scheme, and b) how such effects...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009523474
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Promotion incentives in the public sector : evidence from Chinese schools
Karachiwalla, Naureen; Park, Albert - 2017
We provide evidence that promotion incentives influence the effort of public employees by studying China's system of …
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Job satisfaction and the labor market institutions in urban China
Heywood, John S.; Siebert, William S.; Wei, Xiangdong - 2009
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003858879
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Working conditions and job satisfaction of China's new generation of migrant workers : evidence from an inland city
Wang, Huashu; Lei Pan; Heerink, Nico - 2013
China is experiencing notable changes in rural-urban migration. Young, more educated migrants with different attitudes … in medium and small size cities, often located in western and central China. Understanding the characteristics and … inland China. The purpose of this paper is to provide insights into the characteristics, working conditions and job attitudes …
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Does worker wellbeing affect workplace performance?
Bryson, Alex; Forth, John; Stokes, Lucy - 2015
This paper uses linked employer-employee data to investigate the relationship between employees' subjective well-being and workplace performance in Britain. The analyses show a clear, positive and statistically-significant relationship between the average level of job satisfaction at the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011281611
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Labor supply and productivity responses to non-salary benefits : do they work? ; if so, at what level do they work best?
Spencer, Marilyn K.; Gevrek, Deniz; Chambers, Valrie; … - 2015
This study explores the impact of a particular low marginal-cost employee benefit on employees' intended retention and performance. By utilizing a unique data set constructed by surveying full-time faculty and staff members at a public university in the United States, we study the impact of this...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011289228
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What is a good job?
Eichhorst, Werner; Wozny, Florian; Mähönen, Erno - 2015
After the apparent rise of so‐called atypical and 'precarious' jobs, the quality of employment has become of interest because such employment relationships are often related to objectively or subjectively worse working conditions. In this paper we look in detail into what is known about job...
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