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Chapter 18
McGraw-Hill/Irwin
ALIGNMENT
COMPETITIVENESS
Policy lines
PAY STRUCTURE
CONTRIBUTORS
Seniority based
Performance based
Merit guidelines
INCENTIVE PROGRAMS
COMPLIANCE
MANAGEMENT
Costs Communication Change EVALUATION
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Staffing Levels
Most common approach to managing labor costs is to control number of ees a/o hours worked
Note: layoffs and plant closings often have positive shortrun effect on stock price, but loss of human capital and lowered morale may well lead to lower performance than anticipated Contingent workforce is a possible buffer
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Top management determines the amount of money to be spent on pay and allocates it down to each subunit for the plan year
Current years rise
Ability to pay
Competitive market Turnover effects
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managers in compensation policies and techniques Distribute forecasting instructions and worksheets Provide consultation to managers Check data and compile reports
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forecasts Review and revise forecasts and budgets with management Conduct feedback with management Monitor budgeted versus actual increases
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Embedded Controls
Compa-ratios
Variable pay
Analyzing costs
Analyzing Value Added
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Compensation communicates
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Pay often plays a singular role when organizations restructure Strategic changes in business strategy mean the pay strategy must be realigned
Changing peoples pay captures their attention
Centralization versus decentralization Flexibility within corporate-wide principles Reengineering and outsourcing
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Traditional compensation plans often degenerate into bureaucratic nightmares that hinder the organizations ability to respond to competitive pressures
Reducing the controls and guidelines inherent in any pay plan recommended
Banding eliminates or at least reduces the impact of range maximums and minimums Replacing merit grids with bonuses Replacing job evaluation with skill- or competency-based plans
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