The advantages and disadvantages of basing bonus payments on organizational performance are considered by Edward E. Lawler III.
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Quality Circles: After the Honeymoon
Edward E. Lawler III and Susan A. Mohrman argue that quality circles are a widely practiced approach to improving organizational performance.
Job Evaluation: A Critique
Edward E. Lawler III reviews the organizational consequences of traditional point factor approaches to job evaluation.
Unions and the New Management
Edward E. Lawler III and Susan A. Mohrman consider the reasons for the decline of the union movement. It is concluded that unless unions change in important ways they will continue to decline.
Quality of Work Life and Employee Involvement
Susan A. Mohrman, G. Ledford, Jr., Edward E. Lawler III, and A. Mohrman, Jr. state that involvement approaches to the organization of human resources has implications for most human resource systems, including the design of jobs, selection, training, appraisal, rewards and the conduct of labor relations.
Gainsharing
This article by Edward E. Lawler III presents a brief overview of gainsharing. It covers benefits, management style and the effects of situational conditions. The use of profit sharing and stock ownership is considered.
Gainsharing Theory and Research: Findings and Future Directions
In this article by Edward E. Lawler III, key research needs are identified and the kinds of technical and theoretical developments which would aid the wider adoption and understanding of gainsharing are discussed.
Skill Based Pay
Skill based pay systems are described and contrasted with job based pay systems in this article by Edward E. Lawler III and G. Ledford, Jr.
Pay for Performance: A Motivational Analysis
This paper by Edward E. Lawler III analyzes the motivational effectiveness of piece-rate incentive plans and merit salary increases.
Parallel Participation Structures: The Case of Quality Circles
This paper by Susan A. Mohrman and Edward E. Lawler III examines the typical life cycle of one kind of parallel organization, the Quality Circle. It makes the point that such structures tend to be unstable precisely because they are parallel.
The New Pay
This paper by Edward E. Lawler III reviews the implications of new approaches to management for pay practices. It suggests that pay needs to be administered very differently in the future.
The Impact of Information Systems Technology on Organizations: A Review of Theory and Research
This paper by A. Mohrman, Jr. and Edward E. Lawler III reviews the results of recent studies on the impact of office-oriented information technologies.