M u ch has been written in the higher education administration literat u re about measuring the re s e a rch , t e a ch i n g, and service outcomes of faculty memb e rs (Braskamp and Ory 1994; Dilts, H ab e r, and Bialik 1994; Lewis 1996; Cent ra 1993). How each of many multiple outcomes enters salary determ i n at i o n e q u ations is also well studied, with even similar dep a rtments of econ...

CONTEXT It is unclear whether male and female physician researchers who perform similar work are currently paid equally. OBJECTIVES To determine whether salaries differ by gender in a relatively homogeneous cohort of physician researchers and, if so, to determine if these differences are explained by differences in specialization, productivity, or other factors. DESIGN AND SETTING A US nati...

In contrast with neoclassical economic models that assume that individuals hold preferences independently of others, there exist growing bodies of research demonstrating that preferences are often interdependent and based upon relative comparisons.This paper reviews research concerning salarydispersionwithinfirms through the frameworkof four hypotheses that are generatedby evolutionaryperspecti...

One of the most notable changes in the banking sector in Nigeria has been the increasing number of women who have entered the banking profession in recent years. Throughout the country, men have typically dominated the position of bank manager. In recent years, however, there has been a substantial increase in the number of women who are bank managers in Nigeria. This trend has generated consid...

Federal abrogation of the age-based mandatory retirement provisions in existing academic tenure contracts calls for a review of tenure and salary policies. Here two alternative explanations for the institution of tenure are examined. Then five alternative policy responses that might be adopted by university administrations are described and analyzed. The proposal favored by the author consists ...

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