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Quarterly Journal of Economics Vol. 46 No. 4 1932

Suggestions From Workers: Schemes and Problems

Z. Clark Dickinson

University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Abstract

I. Purposes, methods, history of schemes, 617. — II. Beginnings of statistical study; comparative table, 620. — Varying standards of adoption and payment, 621. — Factors of depression, recidivism, sex, occupation, 624. — III. Problems of payment, 628. — IV. Collectivism and "non-financial incentives, " 632. — V. Indicators of quality of suggestions: per cent adopted, subject-matter, curves of payments, assessed values in relation to wage-bill, patents, 635. — VI. Function of promoting interest and competence of workers, 641.

DOI
10.2307/1882810
Volume
46
Issue
4
Pages
617
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