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Research Reports |
| Title: | Piecework: Theory and Applications to the Motor Carrier Industry |
| Authors: | Brenda Lantz |
| Publication Date: | Oct 1992 |
| Report #: | SP-107 |
| TRID #: | 01705826 |
| Keywords: | economic analysis, equity (finance), motor carriers, pay, rates, recommendations, truck drivers |
| Type: | Research Report – Staff Papers |
The purpose of this paper is to examine some of the theory and ideas associated with piecework and apply these ideas to the motor carrier industry. The theories discussed are those pertaining to: 1) setting the piece rates; 2) changing the rates; 3) the seeming lack of employee loyalty; 4) the seeming importance of quantity over quality; and 5) equity theory.
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