For many years, the achievements of Japanese industry were regarded in Britain as remarkable, enviable perhaps, but essentially irrelevant. The arguments always put forward by British managers to dismiss the possibility of learning from Japan were that Japanese workers, Japanese industrial...

The achievements of Japanese industry are customarily described as “miraculous”. Much of the credit for industrial growth is usually given to Japanese workers. A doubt is sometimes expressed about the ability of Japanese managements to succeed in manufacturing in overseas countries where...

Both theoretical and more practically‐orientated discussions of remuneration systems often centre on the topic of motivation. The discussion may be concerned with whether a particular remuneration system will “motivate” an employee, whether it will fit his needs or whether it is likely to...

Wage Structures and Wage Comparisons “Fair pay” is generally regarded as one of the main objectives of wage and salary administration in organisations. It is also becoming more widely appreciated that government incomes policies are unlikely to succeed until they can alter the anomalies and...

The aim of this article is to identify some of the factors that contribute to the implementation of “unbiased” job evaluation schemes. The data used for the present analysis were collected as part of a major survey concerned with the extent and nature of job evaluation schemes in operation...

The information presented in this article was collected as part of a national survey concerned with the extent and nature of job evaluation schemes in operation in Great Britain, sponsored by the Department of Employment. The full results of that study have been published elsewhere.

Two innovative skill‐based pay systems could better motivate knowledge workers to achieve strategic goals.