TY - JOUR AU - Billikopf, Gregory Encina TI - Crew workers split between hourly and piece-rate pay JF - California Agriculture JO - Calif Agr Y1 - 1996/11/01 VL - 50 IS - 6 SP - 5 EP - 8 PB - University of California Agriculture and Nature Resources SN - 0008-0845 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.3733/ca.v050n06p5 L3 - 10.3733/ca.v050n06p5 AB - When properly managed, piece-rate pay can result in enhanced wages for crew workers and increased productivity for growers. Despite the benefits of piece rate, crew workers were evenly divided between those who favor hourly pay and those who prefer piece-rate pay. Crew worker concern about how piece rates are determined played a key role in the unexpectedly low preference for piece rate. Suggestions are offered for establishing piece rates as pay incentives.