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Contingent Time Off : An Incentive Approach To Office Productivity Increases, Larry F. Cluff

Master's Theses

Productivity gains in a clerical setting on the order of ten to twenty-five percent can be achieved through the use of contingent time off (CTO) incentives. To test this hypothesis, four clerical groups who performed routine repetitive tasks were given productivity goals of 25% over their respective group's average weekly productivity level. If a group achieves the weekly goal before the end of standard 40 hour work-week, the group of employees will be given time off with full pay based upon a specified formula. Results of the study indicate that CTO can result in productivity increases ranging between 13 and …

Supervisor Training A Case Study, Edward M. Miller

Master's Theses

The purpose of this study is to follow the development of a supervisor training program at the Reynolds Metals Company’s South Plant. In most respects, the initial program followed the principles of training set down in this chapter.

At the present time the program has been in progress one year and the second year has been planned. The program is not represented here as an example of a perfect supervisor training program (if indeed such a program exists). This paper is a record of what was done and an explanation of the reasoning used by management in developing the program. …