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| Author: | Hakonen, A. Maaniemi, J. Hakanen, J. |
| Title: | Why is group-based pay perceived as meaningful, meaningless or negative? Exploring the meanings of pay suggested by reflection theory |
| Journal: | International journal of human resource management
2011 : JUN-JUL, VOL. 22:10-12 p. 2245-2261 |
| Index terms: | pay employee motivation focus groups perception Finland payment by results |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | This study investigated the propositions of the reflection theory of pay. To study the meanings associated with group-based pay, 29 focus group interviews were conducted in six municipal organizations in Finland. The findings indicated that the reasons for perceiving group-based pay as meaningful were related to the value of money, compensation for performance, the positive messages signalled by the pay and positive results. When pay was perceived as meaningless, the arguments were related to the weak instrumentality of money, weak links between performance and pay, incompatibility and lack of knowledge. The negative meanings were related to negative message relayed by the pay and its results. |
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