Luck, effort, and reward in an organizational hierarchy

• 成果类型: Article; Proceedings Paper
• 署名作者: Audas, R; Barmby, T; Treble, J
• 署名单位: University of Aberdeen; Memorial University Newfoundland; Swansea University
• 刊物名称: JOURNAL OF LABOR ECONOMICS
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0734-306X
• DOI: 10.1086/381254
• 发表日期: 2004
• 页码: 379-395
• 关键词: personnel data

摘要

Using the personnel records of a large British financial sector employer we investigate how workers respond to remuneration differences and luck in the promotion system. The results confirm that workers respond to larger remuneration spreads by working harder. Increased certainty in the promotion process also has this effect. There appears to be no difference between men's and women's reactions to promotion incentives. Gender differences in the raw data therefore appear not due to incentives. We need to look elsewhere for an explanation.