Is Seniority-Based Pay Used as a Motivation Device? Evidence from Plant Level Data
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- Alberto Bayo-Moriones & Jose E. Galdon-Sanchez & Maia Güell, 2010. "Is seniority-based pay used as a motivational device? Evidence from plant-level data," Research in Labor Economics, in: Solomon W. Polachek & Konstantinos Tatsiramos (ed.), Jobs, Training, and Worker Well-being, volume 30, pages 155-187, Emerald Publishing Ltd.
- Bayo-Moriones, Alberto & Galdón Sánchez, José Enrique & Güell, Maia, 2004. "Is Seniority-Based Pay Used as a Motivation Device? Evidence from Plant Level Data," CEPR Discussion Papers 4606, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
- Bayo-Moriones, Alberto & Galdon-Sanchez, Jose E. & Guell, Maia, 2004. "Is seniority-based pay used as a motivation device? Evidence from plant level data," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 19944, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.
- Alberto Bayo-Moriones & José Enrique Galdón-Sánchez & Maia Güell, 2004. "Is Seniority-Based Pay used as a Motivation Device? Evidence from Plant Level Data," Working Papers 138, Barcelona Graduate School of Economics.
- Bayo-Moriones, Alberto & Galdon-Sanchez, Jose Enrique & Güell, Maia, 2004. "Is Seniority-Based Pay Used as a Motivation Device? Evidence from Plant Level Data," IZA Discussion Papers 1321, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
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Human resource management practices; incentives; monitoring;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- M52 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Personnel Economics - - - Compensation and Compensation Methods and Their Effects
- M12 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - Personnel Management; Executives; Executive Compensation
- J30 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - General
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