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DDI2.5 XML CODEBOOK RECORD FOR STUDY NUMBER 2018 Effects of Incentive Payment Systems, United Kingdom, 1977-1980 201810.5255/UKDA-SN-2018-1 Bowey, A. M., University of Strathclyde, Pay and Reward Research Centre No information recorded Economic and Social Research CouncilDepartment of Employment UK Data Service 01 January 1982 ABSENTEEISMAGEATTITUDESAUTOMATIONBONUS PAYMENTSBUSINESS ORDERSCAPITALCOLLECTIVE AGREEMENTSCOSTSECONOMIC COMPETITIONEMPLOYMENT HISTORYGENDERINCENTIVESINDUSTRIESJOB SATISFACTIONLABOUR FORCELABOUR POLICYLABOUR RELATIONSLABOUR TURNOVERMANAGEMENTMANAGERSOCCUPATIONAL TRAININGOVERTIMEPRODUCTIONPRODUCTION MANAGEMENTPRODUCTIVITYREDUNDANCYSUPERVISIONINNOVATIONTRADE UNION MEMBERSHIPTRADE UNION OFFICIALSTRADE UNIONSWAGESWORK STUDYWORKERS PARTICIPATIONWORKING CONDITIONSWORKPLACE RELATIONS Business/industrial management and organisationLabour and employment <P>Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.</P>The survey studied the effects of newly introduced incentive payment systems. At the time, many organisations in Britain were considering introducing self-financing productivity schemes which involved changes to their wage payment systems. This provided the project team with a unique opportunity for a large-scale comparative study of the effects of introducing new reward schemes to encourage better performance at work supplemented by in-depth studies at a small number of organisations.<B>Main Topics</B>:<BR>Variables<br> The data covers the following information:<br> a) environmental conditions<br> b) company profile and structure<br> c) incentive scheme design and implementation<br> d) features of the work<br> e) the behavioural system<br> f) operating systems in the organisation<br> g) changes in productivity/performance<br> h) changes in production costs. 1978 - 198101 January 197801 January 1981 United Kingdom Institutions/organisationsNationalEmployeesEstablishmentsManagersTrade union officers 63 organisations throughout the United Kingdom from a range of industries and types of organisation Cross-sectional (one-time) study In each organisation data was collected from 8 functions, namely senior managers, sales/marketing managers, management services, personnel manager, finance manager, supervisor, shop steward (if any) and 8-20 shop floor workers Self-completion questionnaires followed by oral interviews. Data were also collected from company reports <p>The Data Collection is available to UK Data Service registered users subject to the <a href="https://ukdataservice.ac.uk/app/uploads/cd137-enduserlicence.pdf" target="_blank">End User Licence Agreement</a>.</p><p>Commercial use of the data requires approval from the data owner or their nominee. The UK Data Service will contact you.</p> See <restrctn> Lupton, T. and Bowey, A. (1983) <i>Wages and salaries</i>, London: Gower. Wages and salaries Bowey, A. (1983) 'The effectiveness of incentive payment systems'<i></i>, Topics The effectiveness of incentive payment systems Bowey, A. (1982) <i>Handbook of salary and wage systems</i>, London: Gower. Handbook of salary and wage systems https://oai.ukdataservice.ac.uk:8443/oai/provider 2018 2024-11-28T07:21:45Z ddi:codebook:2_5