The Challenge of Making Performance-Based Pay Systems Work in the Public Sector

The Challenge of Making Performance-Based Pay Systems Work in the Public Sector

The federal government has successfully experimented with a variety of performance-based pay (PBP) systems for more than 30 years. However, the first large-scale expansion of PBP to civilians in the Department of Defense, through the National Security Personnel System (NSPS) and its subsequent repea...

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Veröffentlicht in:Public personnel management 2013-09, Vol.42 (3), p.359-384
Hauptverfasser: Schay, Brigitte W., Fisher, Sidney F.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Analysis
Beliefs
Civil service
Collectivism
Demonstration Programs
Employee performance appraisals
Employee stock ownership plans
Employees
ESOP
Federal government
Human resource management
Incentive plans
Incentives
Individualism
Job classification
Job Performance
Justice
Labor
Labor unions
Longitudinal Studies
Merit Pay
Motivation
National security
Nonunion
Pay for performance
Performance appraisals
Performance management
Personnel Management
Political aspects
Procedural justice
Public sector
Salary
Security personnel
Studies
Surveys
Total quality
Wages
Wages and salaries
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Zusammenfassung:The federal government has successfully experimented with a variety of performance-based pay (PBP) systems for more than 30 years. However, the first large-scale expansion of PBP to civilians in the Department of Defense, through the National Security Personnel System (NSPS) and its subsequent repeal by Congress, have resulted in a setback for PBP and renewed debate over the merits of merit pay in the federal government. This article reviews theory related to PBP and documents historical results of PFP projects in the federal government. Longitudinal survey results from five major PBP demonstration projects and NSPS are compared on key concepts and analyzed by demographic subgroups. Hofstede’s cultural dimension of individualism–collectivism is used to explain reasons for ongoing resistance to PBP, especially from labor unions.
ISSN:0091-0260
1945-7421
DOI:10.1177/0091026013495770