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dc.contributor.authorZondo, Robert Walter Dumisanien_US
dc.date.accessioned2022-11-04T11:46:59Z-
dc.date.available2022-11-04T11:46:59Z-
dc.date.issued2018-04-10-
dc.identifier.citationZondo, R.W.D. 2018. The impact of gainsharing in the automotive parts manufacturing industry of South Africa. South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences. 21(1). doi:10.4102/sajems.v21i1.1773en_US
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dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10321/4479-
dc.description.abstractThe majority of South Africans expect greater prosperity that can be accomplished through greater employment, high productivity and wage increases. Increased productivity can finance higher wages without burdening the customer with higher selling prices. Consequently, there should be strong co-operation between management and labour to improve productivity, thereby ensuring the survival of South African companies. To achieve this objective, organisations find themselves turning to their employees for creative suggestions and ideas on better ways of doing things. This sentiment underpins the concept of gainsharing. Gainsharing is a formula-based company-wide programme that offers employees a share in the financial gains of a company as a result of its improved performance. This motivation boosts a company’s productivity and radically reduces the cost of waste, spoilage, rejects and rework. This study examined the impact of a gainsharing programme on the improvement of labour productivity in the automotive parts manufacturing sector. The study investigated the production and related experience of two automotive parts manufacturing companies (referred to as A and B in this study) that have adopted a gainsharing strategy. The two companies operate in the eThekwini District Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal. It assessed if gainsharing is responsible for company labour productivity improvements. The investigation was achieved by collecting pre- and post-gainsharing quarterly data for spoilage, absenteeism, capital investment and labour productivity. Gainsharing improves labour productivity and reduces spoilage and absenteeism rates. In order to maximise performance, a comprehensive performance policy must be developed, which aligns pay (and other incentives) to performance. The study uncovered the strengths and weaknesses of gainsharing for labour productivity improvement in South Africa.</jats:p>en_US
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dc.publisherAOSISen_US
dc.relation.ispartofSouth African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences; Vol. 21, Issue 1en_US
dc.subject14 Economicsen_US
dc.subjectGainsharingen_US
dc.subjectAutomotive parts manufacturing industryen_US
dc.titleThe impact of gainsharing in the automotive parts manufacturing industry of South Africaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.date.updated2022-10-28T13:04:58Z-
dc.identifier.doi10.4102/sajems.v21i1.1773-
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