Purpose – The aim of this study is to find out whether managers can facilitate employee understanding of the pay system through a goal‐setting process. The paper draws from Thierry's largely untested Reflection Theory to study employee pay satisfaction. Design/methodology/approach – Based...

Purpose – This paper aims to look into employee perceptions of politics and fairness in a work setting where a new merit pay system had recently been implemented. Design/methodology/approach – The results are based on employee survey responses from three governmental organizations ( n =367)...

There is no one best type of team pay plan. In order for team pay plans to be effective, they must be carefully matched to the development stage of the team. To further develop this argument, a three stage model of team pay is advanced (novice, intermediate, and advanced), and each stage is...