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EXPERIMENT

The Search for the Optimum Individual Monetary Incentive Pay System

A Comparison of the Effects of Flat Pay and Linear and Non-Linear Incentive Pay Systems on Worker Productivity

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Pages 5-75 | Published online: 22 Sep 2008

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