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Effect of Small Group Incentives on Sales Productivity in Two Retail Shops: A Case Study

To meet global competition many companies have reorganized work process systems,
eliminated management levels, formed employee work groups and implemented variable compensation systems. This study investigated the effect of group incentives on individual sales performance in two specialty shops located in a large metropolitan hotel. Two questions were addressed: What effect would adding a group bonus plan have on individual employee's sales performance who had previously received hourly wages in one shop; and, what effect would changing an individual incentive plan to a group plan have on the individual employee's sales performance in the other shop. In one shop 5 of 7 employees' productivity increased: in the other, 1 of 3 subjects' productivity increased. Contingencies in both shops are analyzed and suggestions offered for future research.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc501246
Date05 1900
CreatorsBohrer, Kathleen
ContributorsEllis, Janet K., Greenspoon, Joel, Glenn, Sigrid S., 1939-
PublisherUniversity of North Texas
Source SetsUniversity of North Texas
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis or Dissertation
Formatv, 59 leaves: ill., Text
RightsPublic, Bohrer, Kathleen, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.

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