Individual Incentive Systems

Individual incentive systems attempt to relate individual effort to pay. Conditions necessary for the use of individual incentive plans are as follows:

-Identification of individual performance: The performance of each individual can be measured and identified because each employee has job responsibilities and tasks that can be categorized from those of other employees.

-Independent work: Individual contributions result from independent work and effort given by individual employers.

-Individual competitiveness desired: Because individuals generally will pursue the individual incentives for themselves, competition among employees will occur. Therefore, independent competition whereby some individuals "win" and others do not must be desired.

-Individualism stressed in organizational culture: The culture of the organization must be one that emphasizes individual growth, achievements, and rewards. If an organization emphasizes teamwork and cooperation, then individual incentives will be counterproductive.

Individual incentive systems attempt to relate individual effort to pay. Conditions necessary for the use of individual incentive plans are as follows:

-Identification of individual performance: The performance of each individual can be measured and identified because each employee has job responsibilities and tasks that can be categorized from those of other employees.

-Independent work: Individual contributions result from independent work and effort given by individual employers.

-Individual competitiveness desired: Because individuals generally will pursue the individual incentives for themselves, competition among employees will occur. Therefore, independent competition whereby some individuals "win" and others do not must be desired.

-Individualism stressed in organizational culture: The culture of the organization must be one that emphasizes individual growth, achievements, and rewards. If an organization emphasizes teamwork and cooperation, then individual incentives will be counterproductive.

Individual incentive systems attempt to relate individual effort to pay. Conditions necessary for the use of individual incentive plans are as follows:

-Identification of individual performance: The performance of each individual can be measured and identified because each employee has job responsibilities and tasks that can be categorized from those of other employees.

-Independent work: Individual contributions result from independent work and effort given by individual employers.

-Individual competitiveness desired: Because individuals generally will pursue the individual incentives for themselves, competition among employees will occur. Therefore, independent competition whereby some individuals "win" and others do not must be desired.

-Individualism stressed in organizational culture: The culture of the organization must be one that emphasizes individual growth, achievements, and rewards. If an organization emphasizes teamwork and cooperation, then individual incentives will be counterproductive.

Individual incentive systems attempt to relate individual effort to pay. Conditions necessary for the use of individual incentive plans are as follows:

-Identification of individual performance: The performance of each individual can be measured and identified because each employee has job responsibilities and tasks that can be categorized from those of other employees.

-Independent work: Individual contributions result from independent work and effort given by individual employers.

-Individual competitiveness desired: Because individuals generally will pursue the individual incentives for