Autonomy and pay-for-performance in Spanish industrial plants

This chapter provides further evidence on the role of uncertainty and job complexity in pay-for-performance and autonomy decisions. It proposes an encompassing econometric approach in order to explain the differences in previous outcomes that may be due to differing methodological approaches. The ma...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Barrenechea-Méndez, Marco A., Ortín-Ángel, Pedro, Rodes, Eduardo C.
Tipo de recurso: capítulo de libro
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2014
País:España
Institución:Universidad San Jorge (USJ)
Repositorio:Academica-e. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad Pública de Navarra
OAI Identifier:oai:academica-e.unavarra.es:2454/56257
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2454/56257
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Pay-for-performance
Autonomy
Uncertainty and job complexity
Descripción
Sumario:This chapter provides further evidence on the role of uncertainty and job complexity in pay-for-performance and autonomy decisions. It proposes an encompassing econometric approach in order to explain the differences in previous outcomes that may be due to differing methodological approaches. The main stylized fact is that autonomy and pay-for-performance are positively associated. Additionally, autonomy is positively related to job complexity and uncertainty suggesting that the relationship between these latter variables and pay-for-performance could be through autonomy. After controlling for autonomy, the positive relationship between pay-for-performance and job complexity disappears, while that between pay-for-performance and uncertainty becomes more negative.