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Does Salary Gap Really Have Incentive Effect
Management College, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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Abstract
The salary gap is an important content in the design of salary system inside enterprises. The effect of salary gap on recipients and performances can totally be explained by the tournament theory and the behavioral theory. This paper concludes relative theories and previous empirical studies so that we hope it will make a contribution to prospective researches and salary practice in our country.
KeywordsSalary GapTournament TheoryBehavioral Theory
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