Differential impact of short-term and long-term group incentives. Issue 3 (3rd April 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Han, Kyongji; Kim, Andrea
• Is Part Of: Employee relations. Volume 40:Issue 3(2018)
• Page Start: 549
• Page End: 564
• Publication Date: 2018-04-03
• Subjects: Psychological ownership -- Organizational commitment -- Gainsharing -- Employee ownership -- Compensation -- Profit sharing; Industrial relations -- Periodicals; 331.05
• DOI: 10.1108/ER-10-2016-0202
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0142-5455

Abstract

Abstract : Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate the additive and differential effects of short-term-oriented group incentives (STOGIs) and long-term-oriented group incentives (LTOGIs) on psychological ownership and organizational commitment. Design/methodology/approach: This study analyzed data from 17, 255 US employees in the 2005 data set of the National Bureau of Economic Research Shared Capitalism Research. Findings: Both additive indices of group incentives have direct positive relationships with psychological ownership and organizational commitment, as well as indirect positive relationships with organizational commitment through psychological ownership. STOGIs have a stronger relationship with organizational commitment and LTOGIs have a stronger relationship with psychological ownership. Originality/value: The value of this research lies in exploring the differential effects of short-and long-term group incentives, which provides new insight into the theory of group incentives and practical implications for their effective utilization.