성과급 활용 방식과 기업성과: 개인 성과급과 집단 성과급을 같이 활용하는 것이 성과를 높이는가?

It is generally accepted by researchers that performance incentives have the effect of improving corporate performance. However, there is still no clear conclusion as to whether mixed performance incentives using both individual and group incentives improve corporate performances to a greater extent than when individual incentive or group incentive is used alone. In theory, there is a claim that a synergy effect occurs when they are used at the same time, while there exists another claim that it can actually hinder performance. The purpose of this study is to empirically examine these claims. According to the analysis results using workplace panel survey of Korea Labor Institute, positive interaction effects between individual and group incentive were generally supported. In the case of added value and operating profit, it was found that mixed incentives using individual and group incentives simultaneously showed higher performance compared to incentives using only individual performance or only group performance. However, in the case of sales amount, no interaction effect was found.