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<p>Although, in theory, a considerable amount of literature emphasizes the significance of employee incentive pay, there is not much empirical research indicating their dispersion in practice. The primary purpose of this study is to explore the level of implementation of various incentives in three countries: Slovenia, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The research was conducted on a sample of 321 companies. Data for this study were extracted from the CRANET dataset. The latest data collection cycle was conducted in 2021-2022. In addition to descriptive statistics, the Pearson Chi-Square Test and Cramer’s V test were used to test hypotheses. The research results indicate a statistically significant difference in using most observed compensation elements among the observed countries. The study contributes to compensation management literature by presenting empirical data regarding the degree of implementation of various compensation instruments in three observed countries.</p>
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Although, in theory, a considerable amount of literature emphasizes the significance of employee incentive pay, there is not much empirical research indicating their dispersion in practice. The primary purpose of this study is to explore the level of implementation of various incentives in three countries: Slovenia, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The research was conducted on a sample of 321 companies. Data for this study were extracted from the CRANET dataset. The latest data collection cycle was conducted in 2021-2022. In addition to descriptive statistics, the Pearson Chi-Square Test and Cramer’s V test were used to test hypotheses. The research results indicate a statistically significant difference in using most observed compensation elements among the observed countries. The study contributes to compensation management literature by presenting empirical data regarding the degree of implementation of various compensation instruments in three observed countries.

From Theory to Practice: Incentives for Managers and Professionals

Naše gospodarstvo/Our economy

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Although, in theory, a considerable amount of literature emphasizes the significance of employee incentive pay, there is not much empirical research indicating...

From Theory to Practice: Incentives for Managers and Professionals

Publicado en línea: 03 abr 2024

Páginas: 13 - 23

Recibido: 01 dic 2023

Aceptado: 01 feb 2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ngoe-2024-0002

Palabras clave
Incentives, Compensations, Country context, Managers, Professionals

© 2024 Branka Zolak Poljašević et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

From Theory to Practice: Incentives for Managers and Professionals

Publicado en línea: 03 abr 2024

Páginas: 13 - 23

Recibido: 01 dic 2023

Aceptado: 01 feb 2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ngoe-2024-0002

Palabras claveIncentives, Compensations, Country context, Managers, Professionals

© 2024 Branka Zolak Poljašević et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Palabras clave
Incentives, Compensations, Country context, Managers, Professionals