PRODUCTIVITY-BASED GROUP INCENTIVE SCHEME: A Human Resource Strategy for Competitive Advantage in a Malaysian Manufacturing Company

Improving the productivity and profitability of a company is a continuous challenge faced by industries. This capability creates sustainable competitive advantage. The paper presents an incentive scheme that has been designed and successfully implemented to reward work and performance as motivatio...

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Main Authors: Ghazali, Zulkipli, Halib, Mohammed
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Malaya 2005
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Online Access:http://scholars.utp.edu.my/id/eprint/1820/
http://scholars.utp.edu.my/id/eprint/1820/1/CONF_PAPER_1_-_PRODUCTIVITY-BASED_GROUP_INCENTIVE_SCHEME.docx
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Summary:Improving the productivity and profitability of a company is a continuous challenge faced by industries. This capability creates sustainable competitive advantage. The paper presents an incentive scheme that has been designed and successfully implemented to reward work and performance as motivation for productivity improvement among the operative staff of a Malaysian manufacturing company. The paper highlights and discusses the design criteria of the scheme, process of implementation, key success factors, benefits and areas for improvement.