Rewarding Non-Compliant Behavior in Organizations: The Role of Appraisal and Reward Systems on Employee Compliance with FLSA Regulations

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dc.contributor.advisorCampion, James E.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberYork, Mary
dc.contributor.committeeMemberKieffer, Suzanne C.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberBanks, Cristina
dc.creatorHanvey, Chester
dc.date.accessioned2012-04-19T14:02:40Z
dc.date.accessioned2012-04-19T14:02:41Z
dc.date.available2012-04-19T14:02:40Z
dc.date.available2012-04-19T14:02:41Z
dc.date.createdDecember 2011
dc.date.issued2011-12
dc.date.updated2012-04-19T14:02:42Z
dc.description.abstractMost I/O psychologists consider the realm of organizational legal issues to be almost entirely comprised of discrimination-related issues. However, the wave of recent wage and hour lawsuits (governed by the FLSA) has inspired some practitioners to begin applying I/O techniques, such as job analysis, to help employers avoid lawsuits or to provide evidence for existing lawsuits. Despite recognition of the high costs of misclassifying employees as managerial (i.e., salaried), organizations continue to face this allegation with increasing frequency. In this study, I investigated a potential cause of employee non-compliance with FLSA regulations. Using a VIE motivational framework, I hypothesized that company performance appraisal and reward systems may unintentionally motivate employees to perform tasks that jeopardize the organization’s compliance with FLSA regulations. Overall results did not support my hypotheses. Time spent on certain non-exempt tasks was not related to performance scores. Possible explanations for these results are discussed.
dc.description.departmentPsychology, Department of
dc.format.digitalOriginborn digital
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10657/244
dc.language.isoeng
dc.rightsThe author of this work is the copyright owner. UH Libraries and the Texas Digital Library have their permission to store and provide access to this work. Further transmission, reproduction, or presentation of this work is prohibited except with permission of the author(s).
dc.subjectJob Analysis
dc.subjectLegal issues
dc.subjectFLSA
dc.subjectExemption
dc.subjectPerformance appraisal
dc.subjectCompensation
dc.subjectExempt
dc.subjectWages
dc.subjectHourly wages
dc.subject.lcshPsychology, Industrial
dc.titleRewarding Non-Compliant Behavior in Organizations: The Role of Appraisal and Reward Systems on Employee Compliance with FLSA Regulations
dc.type.dcmiText
dc.type.genreThesis
thesis.degree.collegeCollege of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
thesis.degree.departmentPsychology, Department of
thesis.degree.disciplinePsychology, Industrial and Organizational
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Houston
thesis.degree.levelDoctoral
thesis.degree.majorIndustrial/Organizational
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophy

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