Document Type
Article
Publication Date
10-2010
Subject: LCSH
Profit-sharing--United States, Profit sharing--Canada, Employee motivation--United States, Employee motivation--Canada
Disciplines
Accounting
Abstract
This paper discusses different motives for profit sharing adoption in the U.S., Canada and the U.K., and analyzes employment-based factors that could contribute to these differences. Motives for profit sharing are classified into two groups: motivational and non-motivational. A theoretical model is presented that suggests a firm’s ability to use profit sharing for non-motivational purposes is limited by the status of domestic employment-related factors. The analytical review indicates that the non-motivational use of profit sharing is limited by the status of employment-related factors in each of the studied countries. However, the non-motivational use of profit sharing is probable if higher labor productivity is expected through other means. Implication of the results is discussed for future studies in this area.
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Repository Citation
Daneshfar, A., Simyar, F., Rolleri, M., & Wnek, R. (2010). Motives for employee profit sharing schemes in the US, UK and Canada. The International Business & Economics Research Journal, 9(10), 1-9. https://www.cluteinstitute.com/ojs/index.php/IBER/article/view/634/620
Publisher Citation
Daneshfar, A., Simyar, F., Rolleri, M., & Wnek, R. (2010). Motives for employee profit sharing schemes in the US, UK and Canada. The International Business & Economics Research Journal, 9(10), 1-9. https://www.cluteinstitute.com/ojs/index.php/IBER/article/view/634/620
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