COMPENSATION STRUCTURE AND ESTABLISHMENT QUIT AND FIRE RATES

被引:33
作者
POWELL, I [1 ]
MONTGOMERY, M [1 ]
COSGROVE, J [1 ]
机构
[1] US GEN ACCOUNTING OFF,DIV HUMAN RESOURCES,WASHINGTON,DC 20548
来源
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS | 1994年 / 33卷 / 02期
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D O I
10.1111/j.1468-232X.1994.tb00337.x
中图分类号
F24 [劳动经济];
学科分类号
020106 ; 020207 ; 1202 ; 120202 ;
摘要
Despite the claims of efficiency wage theory, there is surprisingly little direct evidence that firms that pay higher wages have lower turnover rates than otherwise similar firms. This study uses data on 205 child care establishments to examine the influence of wages, fringe benefits, and the dispersion of wages within a skill class on establishment quit and fire rates. We separately examine one high-skill group (teachers) and one low-skill group (teacher aides). While we find that wages (alone) significantly reduce establishment quit and fire rates, the effect seems too small to be consistent with the efficiency wage hypothesis.
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页码:229 / 248
页数:20
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