Gainsharing [ Import Book ] Carl G.Thor (Old Book) CN

“Gainsharing is an incentive system that rewards employees for improving the
performance of their organization by promptly sharing the value of that
improvement between the employees and the organization on a predetermined
formula. Gainsharing would not continue to exist without its thoroughly
demonstrated ability to generate organizational improvement…”
—from the Introduction
Gainsharing is an improvement strategy; an involvement strategy; and a
compensation strategy. This book addresses employees in two ways—measure of
productivity and quality of work done, and the excellence of the end product or
service from the customer’s point of view. Linking at least a part of the employees’
overall compensation to those measures provides a direct connection between
their efforts and the profits from which their increased share will come. The main
theme of Gainsharing is to encourage “working smarter”.
About the Author
Carl G. Thor is a President of Jarrett Thor International, a consulting firm specializing
in performance measurement, gainsharing planning and related issues. Previously,
he was President and Vice Chairman of the American Productivity & Quality Center
and before that he was employed in the food and petroleum industries in both the
United States and Brazil. He is the author of eight books and hundreds of articles and
a frequent speaker on productivity and quality issues around the world.
About the Editor
William F. Christopher is President of The Management Innovations Group. He has
worked with more than one hundred businesses in seventeen countries in quality
and productivity improvement, marketing and sales, new products and ventures,
cost management and profit improvement. Mr. Christopher also speaks to and
conducts seminars for businesses and has published six books.
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