Based on an empirical study among employees of a multinational corporation (MNC) in Germany and the USA, Marjaana Gunkel shows that the employees in these countries have different preferences regarding incentives and that incentive plans designed for one country are not always effective in others. In addition, the author presents an explorative study of employee groups in China and Japan and gives advice for designing appropriate compensation schemes for employees of MNC in different countries.
Author Biography
Dr. Marjaana Gunkel ist wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin von Prof. Dr. Birgitta Wolff am Lehrstuhl fur Betriebswirtschaftslehre - Internationales Management - der Otto-von-Guericke-Universitat Magdeburg.
