Senior Project Advisor

Storer, Paul

Document Type

Project

Publication Date

Spring 1999

Keywords

Employee shirking, Economics

Abstract

The cost of employee shirking is an expense most retail sales companies face. As defined by Alan B. Krueger, shirking is "any employee action that reduces output." Krueger cites common examples of shirking Including theft, poor service, absenteeism, and high turnover. This study looks for statistical relationships between labor policies and the cost of shirking. We will also look at the cost effectiveness of using specific policies to decrease employee shirking.

Department

Economics

Subjects - Topical (LCSH)

Work ethic; Labor policy; Supervision of employees; Production (Economic theory)

Genre/Form

student projects; term papers

Type

Text

Rights

Copying of this document in whole or in part is allowable only for scholarly purposes. It is understood, however, that any copying or publication of this document for commercial purposes, or for financial gain, shall not be allowed without the author’s written permission.

Rights Statement

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Language

English

Format

application/pdf

Included in

Economics Commons

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