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Compensation

George Milkovich, Jerry Newman, Barry Gerhart

Chapter 2

Strategy: The Totality of Decisions - all with Video Answers

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Chapter Questions

Problem 1

Select a familiar company or analyze the approach your college uses to pay teaching assistants or faculty. Infer its compensation strategy using the five dimensions (objectives, alignment, competitiveness, employee considerations, and management). How does your company or school compare to Microsoft and Merrill Lynch? What business strategy does it seem to "fit" (i.e., cost cutter, customer centered, innovator, or something else)?

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Problem 2

Contrast the essential differences between the best-fit and best-practices perspectives.

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Problem 3

Reread Exhibit 2.7. Discuss how those values might be reflected in a compensation system. Are these values consistent with "Let the market decide"?

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Problem 4

Three tests for any source of competitive advantage are align, differentiate, and add value. Discuss whether these tests are difficult to pass. Can compensation really be a source of competitive advantage?

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Problem 5

Set up a debate over the following proposition: Nonfinancial returns (great place to work, opportunities to learn, job security, and flexible work schedules) are more important (i.e., best practice) than pay.

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