Rewards and Organizational Goal Achievement: A Case Study of Toyota Motor Manufacturing In Kentucky
研究了日本管理企业如何通过奖励促进个人合作以实现组织目标，以丰田肯塔基工厂为例，发现奖励不直接挂钩个人绩效，而是用于强化团队纽带和命运共同体信念。
ABSTRACT This research elaborates a theory which explains how Japanese‐managed organizations use rewards to encourage individuals to co‐operate in organizational goal achievement. I contend that in Japanese organizations the small work group and the community of fate ideology are important intermediary social constructs between individuals and rewards. I illustrate this model by showing that at Toyota Motor Manufacturing in Kentucky, rewards are not tied directly to individual performance, but instead are used to nurture the bonds within the work team and to reinforce belief in the community of fate ideology. the work team and belief in the community of fate ideology in turn, positively impact individual co‐operation in organizational goal achievement thereby enhancing the influence of the rewards on individuals.