Performance based pay: an empirical investigation of the impact of performance pay increases on perceptions critical to successful merit pay programs

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dc.contributor.authorVest, Michael J.en
dc.contributor.committeechairRobinson, Jerald F.en
dc.contributor.committeememberScott, K. Dowen
dc.contributor.committeememberMadigan, Robert M.en
dc.contributor.committeememberFortune, Jimmie C.en
dc.contributor.departmentBusiness Administrationen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T21:49:35Zen
dc.date.adate2012-11-14en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T21:49:35Zen
dc.date.issued1985-05-05en
dc.date.rdate2012-11-05en
dc.date.sdate2012-11-14en
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of size of performance pay increases on employee perceptions critical to the success of merit pay programs. Perceptions investigated in this study included: 1) instrumentality, 2) expectancy, 3) performance appraisal administration, 4) performance appraisal content, 5) trust in city management, 6) pay communication, and 7) importance of pay. It was hypothesized that individuals who received above average performance pay increases would exhibit significant positive changes toward perceptions of interest while individuals who received below average performance pay increases would exhibit significant negative changes toward perceptions of interest.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Scienceen
dc.format.extentv, 128 leavesen
dc.format.mediumBTDen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.otheretd-11142012-040207en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-11142012-040207/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/45666en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartLD5655.V855_1985.V477.pdfen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 12984453en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subject.lccLD5655.V855 1985.V477en
dc.subject.lcshPerformance awards -- United States -- Psychological aspectsen
dc.subject.lcshUnited States -- Officials and employees -- Attitudesen
dc.subject.lcshUnited States -- Officials and employees -- Salaries, etc -- Psychological aspectsen
dc.titlePerformance based pay: an empirical investigation of the impact of performance pay increases on perceptions critical to successful merit pay programsen
dc.typeThesisen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplineBusiness Administrationen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen

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