peer-reviewed research article
Pay method affects vineyard pruner performance
authors
Gregory E. Billikopf, Stanislaus County
Maxwell V. Norton, Merced County
publication information
California Agriculture 46(5):12-13. DOI: 10.3733/ca.v046n05p12.
Summary
Workers paid at a piece rate tend to prune more quickly, but the perceived quality of pruning may be slightly higher when workers are paid by the hour.
author affiliations
G. E. Billikopf is Area Labor Management Farm Advisor, Stanislaus County; M. V. Norton is Viticulture Farm Advisor, Merced County.
author notes
The authors are grateful to University of California Cooperative Extension viticulture specialists and advisors statewide who provided mailing lists and suggestions for the survey, and to the reviewers' helpful suggestions.
This study was partially supported by a grant from the University of California Farm Personnel Management Program.
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