This article is about a type of business incentive plan for employees. For a method of finance used in Islamic banking, see Profit and loss sharing. For the retirement plan, see Profit-sharing pension plan.
Profit sharing is various incentive plans introduced by businesses that provide direct or indirect payments to employees that depend on company's profitability in addition to employees' regular salary and bonuses. In publicly traded companies these plans typically amount to allocation of shares to employees.
The profit sharing plans are based on predetermined economic sharing rules that define the split of gains between the company as a principal and the employee as an agent.[1] For example, suppose the profits are , which might be a random variable.[1] Before knowing the profits, the principal and agent might agree on a sharing rule .[1] Here, the agent will receive and the principal will receive the residual gain .[1]
Profit-sharing tends to lead to less conflict and more cooperation between labor and their employers.[2][3]
Profit sharing has been common among traditional fishing communities in Indonesia.[4] In the West it was introduced by American politician Albert Gallatin on his glass works in the 1790s, but the modern type of profit-sharing plans was developed later in the 19th century.[5]William Cooper Procter established a profit-sharing plan in Procter & Gamble in 1887.[6] Another of early pioneers of profit sharing was English politician Theodore Taylor, who is known to have introduced the practice in his woollen mills during the late 1800s.[7]
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Europeedit
Management's share of profitsedit
The share of profits paid to the management or to the board of directors is sometimes called the tantième.[citation needed] This French term is generally applied in describing the business and finance practices of certain European countries, including Germany, France, Belgium, and Sweden. It is usually paid in addition to the manager's (or director's) fixed salary and bonuses (bonuses usually depend on profits as well, and often bonuses and tantieme are treated as the same thing); laws vary from country to country.
United Statesedit
In the United States, a profit sharing plan can be set up where all or some of the employee's profit sharing amount can be contributed to a retirement plan. These are often used in conjunction with 401(k) plans.
Gainsharingedit
Gainsharing is a program that returns cost savings to the employees, usually as a lump-sum bonus. It is a productivity measure, as opposed to profit-sharing which is a profitability measure. There are three major types of gainsharing:
Scanlon plan: This program dates back to the 1930s and relies on committees to create cost-sharing ideas. Designed to lower labor costs without lowering the level of a firm's activity. The incentives are derived as a function of the ratio between labor costs and sales value of production (SVOP).
Rucker plan: This plan also uses committees, but although the committee structure is simpler the cost-saving calculations are more complex.[8] A ratio is calculated that expresses the value of production required for each dollar of total wage bill.
Improshare: Improshare stands for "Improved productivity through sharing" and is a more recent development. With this plan, a standard is developed that identifies the expected number of hours to produce something, and any savings between this standard and actual production are shared between the company and the workers.[9]
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^Dean, Adam (2015). "The Gilded Wage: Profit-Sharing Institutions and the Political Economy of Trade". International Studies Quarterly. 59 (2): 316–329. doi:10.1111/isqu.12200. ISSN 0020-8833.
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^Mangiwa, M. Christian (August 2019). "Fairness in Profit Sharing of Business in Capture Fisheries in Muslim Community at South Sulawesi". Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Accounting, Management and Economics 2018 (ICAME 2018). Atlantis Press. pp. 527–534. doi:10.2991/icame-18.2019.54. ISBN978-94-6252-786-7. S2CID 204492847.
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Profit sharing tends to lead to less conflict and more cooperation between labor and their employers 2 3 Contents 1 History 2 Europe 2 1 Management s share of profits 3 United States 4 Gainsharing 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksHistory editProfit sharing has been common among traditional fishing communities in Indonesia 4 In the West it was introduced by American politician Albert Gallatin on his glass works in the 1790s but the modern type of profit sharing plans was developed later in the 19th century 5 William Cooper Procter established a profit sharing plan in Procter amp Gamble in 1887 6 Another of early pioneers of profit sharing was English politician Theodore Taylor who is known to have introduced the practice in his woollen mills during the late 1800s 7 This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it August 2022 Europe editManagement s share of profits edit The share of profits paid to the management or to the board of directors is sometimes called the tantieme citation needed This French term is generally applied in describing the business and finance practices of certain European countries including Germany France Belgium and Sweden It is usually paid in addition to the manager s or director s fixed salary and bonuses bonuses usually depend on profits as well and often bonuses and tantieme are treated as the same thing laws vary from country to country United States editIn the United States a profit sharing plan can be set up where all or some of the employee s profit sharing amount can be contributed to a retirement plan These are often used in conjunction with 401 k plans Gainsharing editGainsharing is a program that returns cost savings to the employees usually as a lump sum bonus It is a productivity measure as opposed to profit sharing which is a profitability measure There are three major types of gainsharing Scanlon plan This program dates back to the 1930s and relies on committees to create cost sharing ideas Designed to lower labor costs without lowering the level of a firm s activity The incentives are derived as a function of the ratio between labor costs and sales value of production SVOP Rucker plan This plan also uses committees but although the committee structure is simpler the cost saving calculations are more complex 8 A ratio is calculated that expresses the value of production required for each dollar of total wage bill Improshare Improshare stands for Improved productivity through sharing and is a more recent development With this plan a standard is developed that identifies the expected number of hours to produce something and any savings between this standard and actual production are shared between the company and the workers 9 See also editCo determination Employee stock ownership Joint venture Mutualization Retirement plans in the United States Social dividendReferences edit a b c d Moffatt Mike 2008 About com Sharing Rule Archived 2016 03 03 at the Wayback Machine Economics Glossary Terms Beginning with S Accessed June 19 2008 Dean Adam 2015 The Gilded Wage Profit Sharing Institutions and the Political Economy of Trade International Studies Quarterly 59 2 316 329 doi 10 1111 isqu 12200 ISSN 0020 8833 Dean Adam 2016 From Conflict to Coalition Cambridge University Press ISBN 978 1 107 16880 0 Mangiwa M Christian August 2019 Fairness in Profit Sharing of Business in Capture Fisheries in Muslim Community at South Sulawesi Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Accounting Management and Economics 2018 ICAME 2018 Atlantis Press pp 527 534 doi 10 2991 icame 18 2019 54 ISBN 978 94 6252 786 7 S2CID 204492847 https www encyclopedia com social sciences and law economics business and labor economics terms and concepts profit sharing bare URL William Cooper Procter at the Encyclopaedia Britannica Obituary Mr Theodore Taylor a Pioneer of Profit Sharing The Times 21 October 1952 Rucker A W et al Re Management s Attitude toward Wage Incentive Systems ILR Review Vol 5 No 3 April 1952 pp 422 425 accessed 29 March 2023 Gomez Mejia Luis R Balkin David B 2007 Managing Human Resources Fifth ed Upper Saddle River New Jersey Pearson Prentice Hall ISBN 978 0 13 187067 3External links edit nbsp Quotations related to Profit sharing at Wikiquote Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Profit sharing amp oldid 1171539860, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
