A longitudinal examination of a merit pay system: Relationships among performance ratings, merit increases, and total pay increases
成果类型：
Article; Proceedings Paper
署名作者：
Harris, MM; Gilbreath, B; Sunday, JA
署名单位：
University of Missouri System; University of Missouri Saint Louis; New Mexico State University; Paramount Global
刊物名称：
JOURNAL OF APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY
ISSN/ISSBN：
0021-9010
发表日期：
1998
页码：
825-831
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摘要：
Although considerable research has addressed the relationship between performance ratings and pay increases, this literature has been criticized for 2 reasons. First, most researchers have ignored the fact that performance ratings may have not only a direct effect on pay but also an indirect effect through promotions and market adjustments. Second, almost all of the research has been cross-sectional. We studied the relationships between performance ratings and salary raises by using longitudinal data and found that performance ratings correlated more with total pay increases than with merit pay increases. Compared with the average cross-sectional correlation, the use of aggregated data (over time) resulted in a larger performance rating-merit pay increase relationship.