Wage Methods and Selling Costs : Compensation of Sales Clerks in Four Major Departments in 31 Stores

This book is a volume in the Penn Press Anniversary Collection. To mark its 125th anniversary in 2015, the University of Pennsylvania Press rereleased more than 1,100 titles from Penn Press's distinguished backlist from 1899-1999 that had fallen out of print. Spanning an entire century, the Anniversary Collection offers peer-reviewed scholarship in a wide range of subject areas. Preface Contents Chapter I. Introduction Chapter II. Description of methods of wage payment Chapter III. Difficulties in operation of methods of wage payment Chapter IV. How much of the sales clerk′s earnings arise from commissions and bonuses? Chapter V. Methods of payment used in each department in 145 stores Chapter VI. Compensation and sales in 29 hosiery departments Chapter VII. Seasonal factors in compensation in hosiery departments Chapter VIII. Compensation and sales in 31 ready-to-wear departments Chapter IX. Seasonal factors in compensation in ready-to- wear departments Chapter X. Compensation and sales in 18 men′s clothing departments Chapter XI. Seasonal factors in compensation in men′s clothing departments Chapter XII. Compensation and sales in 21 house furnishings departments Chapter XIII. Seasonal factors in compensation in house furnishings departments Chapter XIV. Returns in hosiery and ready-to-wear departments Chapter XV. Relation of length of service and age to compensation Chapter XVI. Employee discounts Chapter XVII. Working-time in retail establishments Chapter XVIII. Conclusions Appendix Index