Technical Success, Political Failure: The Incentive Pay Plan for California Job Agents

In 1972 the Rand Corporation was asked to develop an incentive pay system for California's job agents (state employment service counselors specializing in disadvantaged clients). This article, written by three of the analysts who worked on the Rand project, describes the incentive plan, the env...

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Published in:Policy analysis 1976-10, Vol.2 (4), p.545-575
Main Authors: Greenberg, David, Lipson, Al, Rostker, Bernard
Format: Article
Language:English
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ANALYSIS AND ISSUES
Civil service
Employment
Hertzsprung Russell diagrams
Human resources
Incentive pay
Incentive plans
Job performance standards
Policy analysis
Salary
Unemployment
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Summary:In 1972 the Rand Corporation was asked to develop an incentive pay system for California's job agents (state employment service counselors specializing in disadvantaged clients). This article, written by three of the analysts who worked on the Rand project, describes the incentive plan, the environment in which it was developed, the roles played by various organizations and interest groups, and how, once proposed, the plan fared in the political arena.
ISSN:0098-2067
2375-1711