(2001) DOI: 10.1002/smj.170 STRATEGIC REWARD SYSTEMS: A CONTINGENCY MODEL OF PAY SYSTEM DESIGN BRIAN K. BOYD1 and ALAIN SALAMIN2 * 1 2 College of Business‚ Arizona State University‚ Tempe‚ Arizona‚ U.S.A. Ecole des HEC‚ University of Lausanne‚ Lausanne-Dorigny‚ Switzerland‚ and Compensation Development‚ Firmenich SA‚ Meyrin‚ Switzerland A limited number of studies have addressed the idea of ‘strategic’ reward systems—the matching of compensation systems to a firm’s strategy. Prior research on
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Effective Reward Management “Effective reward management is critical to organizational performance.” Effective reward management‚ as a system‚ is the most powerful tool available to reinforce organizational values and translate them into employee actions (read behavior). Here‚ the ‘organization’ does not only refer to a business structure‚ but any institution (or activity) that involves people working together‚ and requires their voluntary contributions in order to operate successfully
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Recently‚ Reward Management is an important role in Human Resources Management. Many organizations realized the benefit of the reward system ‚ in a way that it could reinforce the employee’s performance‚ enhance motivation and gain their commitment. For example‚ when employees know that rewards are tied to their performance‚ they will try to perform better and take ownership of their jobs. Also‚ it is a motivation that makes employees evolve a sense of accomplishment and take pride in their work
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© The Journal Contemporary Management Research 2010‚ Vol.4‚ No. 2 THE INFLUENCE OF CHILDREN ON FAMILY PURCHASING DECISIONS IN OTA‚ NIGERIA S. T. Akinyele* Abstract Children constitute an important target market segment and merit attention from a marketing perspective. The role that children play in making decisions concerning the entire family unit has prompted researchers to direct attention to the study of influence of children. This research focuses on the influence of children on family
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Abraham Maslow Abraham Maslow in the course of 1943-1954 developed his ’Hierarchy of needs’ motivation theory. The Maslow Motivation theory is widely read and practiced across the world. His theory suggests that within each person there is a hierarchy of needs and the individual must satisfy each level before they move onto the next. There are five hierarchical levels. These are: * Physiological needs: Food‚ shelter‚ sexual satisfaction i.e. those needs needed for basic survival. * Safety
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BACKGROUND ON REWARD SYSTEM 13 2.1. The concept of reward system 13 2.2. The supporting components 14 2.2.1. Business Strategy 14 2.2.2. Reward strategy 14 2.3. The elements of reward system 16 2.3.1. Financial Reward 16 2.3.1.1. Base Pay 16 2.3.1.2. Variable Pay 17 2.3.1.3. Employee benefits 20 2.3.2. Non financial reward 22 2.4. The aims of reward system 28 2.5. Factors to assess the reward system 29 CHAPTER 3: CURRENT REWARD SYSTEM AT VID PUBLIC
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Life today is very fast-paced. Everyone is in a hurry to get somewhere and will push you out of the way to get there‚ like it’s some kind of race. In our personal lives‚ we have our cell phones‚ and maybe a home phone‚ scheduled play dates for our kids‚ microwaves‚ satellite TV‚ home security systems that don’t involve dogs‚ solar landscape lighting‚ automatic underground sprinkler systems for our lawns‚ and compact fluorescent lights to replace the incandescent bulbs that waste energy. In the business
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Effectiveness of Reward Programs on Employee Retention Organizations are intent on keeping the right people in the right position. When quality employees are obtained‚ it is important to retain them long term without loss to another agency‚ especially a competitor. Even in today’s environment of high unemployment and sluggish economy‚ attracting and retaining talented employees is a top human resource concern. The cost of employee turnover is significant in the business world. Unless an employee
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to encourage youth‚ they are having negative effects on the youth they are introduced to. Participation awards provide a false sense of accomplishment and can have harmful effects on the youth’s motivation and ability to lose. In the first place‚ participation rewards are harmful to the youth’s motivation. Awards have‚ in the past‚ been a great way to give appreciation towards those who deserve recognition‚ but with the introduction of participation awards children no longer feel as if how hard they
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Information system Information System An information system (IS) collects‚ processes‚ stores‚ analyzes‚ and disseminates information for a specific purpose. Like any other system‚ an information system includes inputs (data‚ instructions) and outputs (reports‚ calculations). It processes the inputs by using technology such as PCs and produces outputs that are sent to users or to other systems via electronic networks and a feedback mechanism that controls the operation. Information systems generally
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