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标题：Why Companies in Japan Are Introducing Performancebased Treatment and Reward Systems*｣ｭThe Background, Merits and Demerits
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作者：Masahiro Abe
期刊名称：Japan Labor Review
印刷版ISSN：1348-9364
出版年度：2007
卷号：4
期号：2
页码：8-8
出版社：Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training
摘要：Recently, companies in Japan, especially large companies, have been reviewing their employee treatment and reward systems. Companies in Japan had adopted a treatment and reward system based on a work performance ability system, but this was abolished and a movement to introduce a system that emphasizes an employee¡¯s performance and achievement has been gaining momentum. Table 1 shows the number of articles with headings using the phrase performance-based pay system or achievement-based pay system on the front pages of the morning or evening editions of four newspapers published by Nikkei Inc. According to this table, it can be seen that the number of companies that introduced a treatment and reward system based on the performance or achievement has increased since 2000. This paper examines the background and the merits and demerits to this trend, based on the incentive theory discussed in economics circles as to why companies in Japan are introducing performancebased treatment and reward systems.