Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Organizational Behavior
14th Edition
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Job Sharing
Job Sharing allows two or more individuals to split a traditional 40-hour-a-week job.
Telecommuting
Telecommuting allows workers to work from home at least 2 days a week on a computer linked to the employers office.
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Physical Context
The work context will also affect employee satisfaction
Work that is hot, loud, and dangerous is less satisfying Work that is controlled, relatively quiet, and safe will be more satisfying
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Employee Involvement
Definition: A participative process that uses employees input to increase their commitment to the organizations success.
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How to Pay
Variable-Pay Programs
Piece-Rate Pay Merit-Based Pay Bonuses Skill-Based Pay Profit-Sharing Plans Gainsharing Employee Stock Ownership Plans
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Merit-Based Pay
Pays for individual performance based on performance appraisal results. If appraisals are designed correctly, workers performing at a high level will get more pay.
Bonuses
Pay a lump sum at the end of a designated period of time based on individual and/or organizational performance.
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Profit-Sharing Plans
Pays out a portion of the organizations profitability. It is an organization-wide program and is based on a predetermined formula.
Gainsharing
Pays for improvements in group productivity from one period to another. It is a group incentive plan.
Flexible Benefits
Flexible benefits give individual rewards by allowing each employee to choose the compensation package that best satisfies his or her current needs and situations.
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motivated and if they are perceived to be applied unfairly, they can cause more harm than good.
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Global Implications
Job Characteristics and Job Enrichment
Studies do not yield consistent results about applicability to other cultures
Telecommuting
Most common in the United States
Variable Pay
Most believe variable pay systems work best in individualistic cultures such as the United States. Fairness is an important factor
Flexible Benefits
Popular in all cultures
Employee Involvement
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