Gainsharing and women's and men's relative pay satisfaction

✍ Scribed by Mary E. Graham; Theresa M. Welbourne

• Book ID: 101289669
• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1999
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 139 KB
• Volume: 20
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0894-3796
• DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-1379(199912)20:7<1027::aid-job957>3.0.co;2-o

✦ Synopsis

There is some evidence that women have equal or higher pay satisfaction than similarly situated men, even though they may earn less than these men. Using Major's (1994) model of entitlement, this study examined gender dierences in pay satisfaction in two companies before and after gainsharing bonus programmes were introduced. Results indicated that women had higher pay satisfaction than men prior to the introduction of gainsharing and there was some evidence that this dierence was greater among lowerpaid employees. Women did not exhibit higher pay satisfaction after gainsharing was introduced. The potential association of gainsharing with changes in female±male pay satisfaction is discussed.