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Performance Pay, Sorting and the Dimensions of Job Satisfaction


Colin Green


Lancaster University - Department of Economics

John S. Heywood


University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee; University of Birmingham - Department of Commerce

November 22, 2006


Abstract:     
This paper investigates the influence of performance related pay on several dimensions of job satisfaction. In cross-sectional estimates, performance related pay is associated with increased overall satisfaction, satisfaction with pay, satisfaction with job security and satisfaction with hours. It appears to be negatively associated with satisfaction with the work itself. Yet, after accounting for worker fixed-effects, the positive associations remain and the negative association vanishes. These results appear robust to a variety of alternative specifications and support the notion that performance pay allows increased opportunities for worker optimization and do not generally demotivate workers or crowd out intrinsic motivation.

Number of Pages in PDF File: 35

Keywords: Performance Pay, Job Satisfaction

JEL Classification: J28, J33

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Date posted: May 3, 2007  

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Green, Colin and Heywood, John S., Performance Pay, Sorting and the Dimensions of Job Satisfaction (November 22, 2006). Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=983910 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.983910

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Colin Green (Contact Author)
Lancaster University - Department of Economics ( email )
Lancaster LA1 4YX
United Kingdom
John S. Heywood
University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee ( email )
210 N. Maryland Avenue
Milwaukee, WI 53211
United States
414-229-4437 (Phone)
414-229-3860 (Fax)
University of Birmingham - Department of Commerce
Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT
United Kingdom
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