The Dispersion of Employees' Wage Increases and Firm Performance
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3291979 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Christian Grund (0000-0002-8951-5670, IZA - Institute of Labor Economics), Niels Westergård‐nielsen (Copenhagen Business School), Niels Westergaard-Nielsen |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 61 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 485-501 |
| Publication date | 2008-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Industrial and Labor Relations Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0019-7939 • E-ISSN: 2162-271X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/001979390806100403 |
| OpenAlex | W3121211347 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 60 |
Previous studies examining intra-firm wage dispersion and firm performance have focused on wage levels. The authors of this study argue that for purposes of comparing wage dispersion's positive incentive effects with its adverse morale effects, the dispersion of wage increases is more revealing than the dispersion of wage levels. It is reasonable to expect greater dispersion of wage increases to be associated with higher monetary incentives, but also with increased perceptions of unfairness. The authors' analysis of linked employer-employee data from Denmark for the years 1992-97 shows that the dispersion of wage growth within firms generally had a negative association with firm performance. The results are robust across industries and categories of firm size, but are mainly driven by white-collar rather than blue-collar workers
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| Unique citing works | 6 |
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| Citations per year | 0,4 |
| Citation span | 2011 - 2023 (13) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |