Changing the 'line of sight' on payment systems: a study of shop-floor workers and managers within the British chemical industry

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The introduction of all-salaried systems and annualized hours eliminates the traditional 'line of sight' between hourly pay for physical effort, according to research based on ethnographic study of two chemical industrial organizations in the UK. This research sought to establish whether the basis for payment systems for manual workers in the UK chemical industry has moved towards a more diffuse effort-reward bargain. It remains uncertain whether a normative focus on human resource management as the one best approach to managing employees is sufficiently sensitive to particular people or social groups.

Management Policy & Goals, Psychological aspects, Wage payment systems, Strategic planning (Business), Goal setting

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Cross-national differences in cognitive style: Implications for management

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The cross-cultural variations in cognitive style may be a barrier to productive working relationships between managers from different countries. The traditional dichotomy between the intuitive East and the rational or analytic West was examined based on managers from six nations and management students from five nations, who completed the Cognitive Style Index. The most intuitive groups were found in the Anglo, North European and European Latin portions of Hickson and Pugh's culture cake, with those in the Developing Countries and Arabic categories, the most analytic.

Research, Cognitive styles

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Evaluating performance-related pay for managers in the National Health Service

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There have been some positive outcomes from the use of performance-related pay for managers in the UK National Health Service. Research indicates that performance-related pay has boosted motivation among some managers, although many managers have reservations about some elements of the performance-related pay system. These include the transparency of the process by which performance-related pay awards are made and the conduct of the appraisal interview.

Administration of Public Health Programs, Employee Evaluation, Admin. of public health programs, Public Health Service, Management, Compensation and benefits, Executives, Executive compensation, United Kingdom. National Health Service, Employee performance appraisals

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