职场英语:加薪有新招 做个忠诚的员工吧!People who are loyal employees tend to earn more, according to the first large-scale study of loyalty and earnings, according to new research.
首次针对忠诚度和收入的大规模研究表明,忠诚的员工往往遥得更多。
The difference loyalty made to earnings was equivalent to the additional salary given for having an extra year of experience.
忠诚度造成的收入上的差异几乎和多一年工作经验所增加的薪水相同。
Previous research has found that worker loyalty lowers labour turnover costs and improves customer service, but this study claims it benefits employees too.
Michigan State University researchers surveyed 10,800 employees in former socialist countries that introduced capitalist economies in the 1990s.
密歇根州立大学的研究者们调查了10800位前社会主义遥现为资本主义遥的员工。
‘We know that firms realise financial gain from loyal workers, but we wanted to know if they share those benefits with the workers,’ said Susan Linz, lead author and professor of economics at the University.
‘Among the more than 650 workplaces included in our study the answer is yes, they are sharing the wealth,' she said.
“对接受研究的超过650家企业而言,答案是肯定的,他们会分享这些财富。 ” The researchers surveyed employees from 2005 to 2011 in six culturally and economically diverse countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kazahkstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Serbia.
Loyalty was measured by workplace seniority; whether the employee would turn down an offer of slightly more money to change jobs; and whether the employee was committed to and engaged with the company.
The findings that worker loyalty was linked to higher earnings came as a surprise to Linz.
对林兹来说,她关于员工忠诚度和更高的薪水有关的发现着实令她吃了一惊。
Workers were more likely to be loyal if they expected to earn a bonus or learn new skills. In addition, loyalty was higher among employees who expected that doing their job well would result in job security and the feeling that they were accomplishing something worthwhile.
Praise from senior managers, however, was not always positively linked to worker loyalty.
而来自上遥主管的表扬却并不一定对员工忠诚度有所贡献。
According to the researchers, the findings highlight the importance of managers motivating their workers and knowing which strategies promote loyalty.
研究者们表示,这些发现对于管理者们了解能提高员工忠诚度的策略非常有用。
‘Managers might have more success by offering the workers a chance to learn new skills, which can contribute to their sense of better job security or desire for more job autonomy, all of which were positively linked to loyalty in our study,’ said Linz.