Risky rewards :
Hopkins, Andrew
Risky rewards : how company bonuses affect safety Andrew Hopkins and Sarah Maslen - Surrey : Ashgate Pub. Limited, c2015. - ix, 175 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- Questioning the value of financial incentives -- The problem of rare but catastrophic events -- Long term incentives -- Annual bonuses -- The impact of incentive arrangements -- Indicators of major hazard risk -- Summary, reflections, suggestions.
"Financial incentives have long been used to try to influence professional values and practices. Recent events including the global financial crisis and the BP Texas City refinery disaster have been linked to such incentives, with commentators calling for a critical look at these systems given the catastrophic outcomes. Risky Rewards engages with this debate, particularly in the context of the present and potential role of incentives to manage major accident risk in hazardous industries"-Provided by publisher.
9781472449849
2014029240
Industrial safety--Economic aspects
Bonuses (Employee fringe benefits)
Incentives in industry
Risk management
HD7262 / .H67 2015
658.4/08
Risky rewards : how company bonuses affect safety Andrew Hopkins and Sarah Maslen - Surrey : Ashgate Pub. Limited, c2015. - ix, 175 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- Questioning the value of financial incentives -- The problem of rare but catastrophic events -- Long term incentives -- Annual bonuses -- The impact of incentive arrangements -- Indicators of major hazard risk -- Summary, reflections, suggestions.
"Financial incentives have long been used to try to influence professional values and practices. Recent events including the global financial crisis and the BP Texas City refinery disaster have been linked to such incentives, with commentators calling for a critical look at these systems given the catastrophic outcomes. Risky Rewards engages with this debate, particularly in the context of the present and potential role of incentives to manage major accident risk in hazardous industries"-Provided by publisher.
9781472449849
2014029240
Industrial safety--Economic aspects
Bonuses (Employee fringe benefits)
Incentives in industry
Risk management
HD7262 / .H67 2015
658.4/08