| Forth, John and McNabb, Robert 2008. Workplace performance: a comparison of subjective and objective measures in the 2004 Workplace Employment Relations Survey. Industrial Relations Journal 39 (2) , pp. 104-123. 10.1111/j.1468-2338.2007.00480.x |
Abstract
Understanding what determines workplace performance is important for a variety of reasons. In the first place, it can inform the debate about the UK's low productivity growth. It also enables researchers to determine the efficacy of different organisational practices, policies and payment systems. In this article, we examine not the determinants of performance but how it is measured. Specifically, we assess the alternative measures of productivity and profitability that are available in the 2004 Workplace Employment Relations Survey (WERS). Previous WERS have been an important source of data in research into workplace performance. However, the subjective nature of the performance measures available in WERS prior to 2004 has attracted criticism. In the 2004 WERS, data were again collected on the subjective measure but, in addition, objective data on profitability and productivity were also collected. This allows a comparison to be made between the two types of measures. A number of validity tests are undertaken and the main conclusion is that subjective and objective measures of performance are weakly equivalent but that differences are also evident. Our findings suggest that it would be prudent to give most weight to results supported by both types of measure.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Date Type: | Publication |
| Status: | Published |
| Schools: | Business (Including Economics) |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) H Social Sciences > HM Sociology |
| Publisher: | Wiley Blackwell |
| ISSN: | 0019-8692 |
| Last Modified: | 04 Jun 2017 03:17 |
| URI: | https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/19393 |
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