What does the wage structure depend on? Evidence from the national salary survey in Spain
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| Title: | What does the wage structure depend on? Evidence from the national salary survey in Spain |
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| Authors: | Marin-Garcia, Juan A., Martínez-Tomás, Juan |
| Contributors: | Departamento de Organización de Empresas, Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería de Caminos, Canales y Puertos, Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería Industrial, Grupo de Investigación en Reingeniería, Organización, trabajo en Grupo y Logística Empresarial - ROGLE, Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politècnica de València Riunet |
| Source: | RiuNet. Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politécnica de Valéncia Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV) instname WPOM : Working Papers on Operations Management, Vol 13, Iss 1, Pp 35-63 (2022) |
| Publisher Information: | Universitat Politecnica de Valencia, 2022. |
| Publication Year: | 2022 |
| Subject Terms: | HF5549-5549.5, Extrinsic motivation, 05 social sciences, Personnel management. Employment management, Employee participation, HD28-70, human resources management, salary structure survey, extrinsic motivation, ine, Remuneration, employee participation, Human resources management, Salary structure survey, INE, amo framework, High-performance work practices, 8. Economic growth, 0502 economics and business, Management. Industrial management, AMO framework, high-performance work practices, remuneration |
| Description: | Purpose: This paper aims to assess extrinsic motivation in the Spanish labor market. We focus on evaluating whether remuneration programs have a sufficient prevalence in the Spanish context to be considered in research models. Besides, we are also interested in identifying which are the factors that might affect the adoption of those programs.Design/methodology/approach: We gather the data from three waves (2006, 2010, and 2014) of the salary structure survey (EES) conducted by the Spanish National Institute of Statistics (INE). We use Descriptive Statistics for identifying the incidence and intensity of remuneration programs in the Spanish context. We use the Generalized Linear Model (GLM) for exploring which factors are affecting the implementation of remuneration programs.Findings: Our results show that both degree of use and intensity of remuneration programs related to extrinsic motivation are low. There are not important differences between the three series of data. It seems that the rigidity of the Spanish labor legislation influences the salary structure. In this sense, the basic salary and fixed payments are the central part of the monthly gross amount. Finally, few of the factors under study have a substantial effect on the intensity of variable retribution.Research limitations: Our research uses only official data provided by company payroll records and many economic participation programs are grouped into a single category within the survey, which limits the possibility of analysis. In addition, the cross-sectional nature of the data limits the possibility of establishing causal relationships.Practical implications: We have concluded that remuneration programs related to extrinsic motivation are not being widely used in the Spanish context. This fact is relevant since many studies point out that employee involvement is essential for the success of organizations in the current contextOriginality/value: The importance of the study lies in its focus on the salary structure to assess whether extrinsic motivation mechanisms are used in the Spanish labor market. We have studied the salary structure composition in Spain in a disaggregated way, focusing on variable remuneration, whereas most of the previous research considers the salary as a whole (total gross salary without dividing by retribution concepts). Also, we have identified which factors are affecting the implementation of remuneration programs.mic programs. Also, we have clarified several issues related to the salary structure in Spain |
| Document Type: | Article |
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| ISSN: | 1989-9068 |
| DOI: | 10.4995/wpom.16808 |
| Access URL: | https://polipapers.upv.es/index.php/WPOM/article/download/16808/14777 https://riunet.upv.es/handle/10251/180380 https://doaj.org/article/36724a01a52544759bf1b425c47eab8c https://hdl.handle.net/10251/180380 https://doi.org/10.4995/wpom.16808 |
| Rights: | CC BY |
| Accession Number: | edsair.doi.dedup.....564d433e88120f1c222ab7e218f4388c |
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Nájsť tento článok vo Web of Science | Abstract: | Purpose: This paper aims to assess extrinsic motivation in the Spanish labor market. We focus on evaluating whether remuneration programs have a sufficient prevalence in the Spanish context to be considered in research models. Besides, we are also interested in identifying which are the factors that might affect the adoption of those programs.Design/methodology/approach: We gather the data from three waves (2006, 2010, and 2014) of the salary structure survey (EES) conducted by the Spanish National Institute of Statistics (INE). We use Descriptive Statistics for identifying the incidence and intensity of remuneration programs in the Spanish context. We use the Generalized Linear Model (GLM) for exploring which factors are affecting the implementation of remuneration programs.Findings: Our results show that both degree of use and intensity of remuneration programs related to extrinsic motivation are low. There are not important differences between the three series of data. It seems that the rigidity of the Spanish labor legislation influences the salary structure. In this sense, the basic salary and fixed payments are the central part of the monthly gross amount. Finally, few of the factors under study have a substantial effect on the intensity of variable retribution.Research limitations: Our research uses only official data provided by company payroll records and many economic participation programs are grouped into a single category within the survey, which limits the possibility of analysis. In addition, the cross-sectional nature of the data limits the possibility of establishing causal relationships.Practical implications: We have concluded that remuneration programs related to extrinsic motivation are not being widely used in the Spanish context. This fact is relevant since many studies point out that employee involvement is essential for the success of organizations in the current contextOriginality/value: The importance of the study lies in its focus on the salary structure to assess whether extrinsic motivation mechanisms are used in the Spanish labor market. We have studied the salary structure composition in Spain in a disaggregated way, focusing on variable remuneration, whereas most of the previous research considers the salary as a whole (total gross salary without dividing by retribution concepts). Also, we have identified which factors are affecting the implementation of remuneration programs.mic programs. Also, we have clarified several issues related to the salary structure in Spain |
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| ISSN: | 19899068 |
| DOI: | 10.4995/wpom.16808 |