In deciding what to pay employees‚ and how to pay them‚ management must make some strategic decisions. Will the organization lead‚ match‚ or lag the market in pay? How will individual contributions be recognized? There are many ways to pay employees. The process of initially setting pay levels entails balancing internal equity‚ the worth of the job to the organization‚ and external equity‚ the external competitiveness of an organization ’s pay relative to pay elsewhere in its industry
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Using rewards to motivate employees. How to pay: rewarding individual employees to variable pay programs Types of pay programs Piece-rate pay Merit based pay Bonuses Skill based pay Profit sharing plans Gain sharing Employee stock ownership plans Evaluation of variable pay Piece rate pay Provides no base salary and pays the employees only for what the one produces. E.g. ball park workers Limitations are that they are not feasible for many jobs Profit sharing plans
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Abstract The main two reasons for the companies to implement variable pay plan are: motivating employees and reducing cost. In this paper we try to point out the challenges the organizations might face when they apply variable pay system by reviewing related literature. We find that it is difficult for the company to have a reliable measure for the variable pay system. In addition‚ the focus of the variable pay plan should be on motivating employees or cutting cost and how to strike a balance between these
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CHAPTER 10 - MOTIVATING AND REWARDING EMPLOYEES LEARNING OUTCOMES After reading this chapter‚ students should be able to: 1. Define and explain motivation. 2. Compare and contrast early theories of motivation. 3. Compare and contrast contemporary theories of motivation. 4. Discuss current issues in motivating employees. 5. Opening Vignette – Best Practices at Best Buy SUMMARY Do traditional workplaces reward long hours instead of efficient hours? Wouldn’t it make more sense to have
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Melissa Green MOTIVATING AND REWARDING EMPLOYEES The processes of motivating employees is one of the most important functions of management. One of the biggest challenges faced by managers is getting employees to do what they are supposed to do (Lane & Rierdan‚ 2001). For some people‚ the rewards that employees receive from the organization are motivation enough for them to work their hardest. However‚ no two people are the same and what serves as motivation for one employee‚ could possibly be
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Professor Gerry Grotberg Project 29 April 2013 Motivating and Rewarding Employees I chose this particular chapter to present my project on this because I am a strong believer when it comes to motivation in the workplace. Some employees will go out of their way just to see if things are done correctly and never get any type of recognition from the manager or supervisor. The definition of motivation is the process by which a person’s efforts are energized‚ directed‚ and sustained toward attaining
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Motivating and Rewarding Employees‚ Leadership & Trust Introduction In this paper‚ we are going to talk about motivating and rewarding employees leadership and trust‚ how to motivate employees and keep them motivated‚ how to reward your subordinates when they have done a good job and what are the essentials of a good leader. Before speaking about ways to lead or motivate employees‚ we would like to focus on the definitions of leadership‚ motivation and reward. According to a study done
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Local Employees‚ Local Pay? William O’ Dell‚ vice president for human resources at LeBert Graphics (LG)‚ a fast growing software development firm headquartered in Boston’s Route 128 technology belt‚ was visiting the firm’s first overseas subsidiary‚ LeBert Graphics Bangalore Ltd. (LGB). The visit had been going well‚ but a recent lunch with his good friend Ashok Rao had left him troubled. Rao was one of many Indian expatriates who had migrated to the United States in the 1980s. He had been
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Evaluating a Hiring and Variable Pay Plan Include a brief summary of the situation. Effective Management Solutions (EMS) a small management consulting company divided into four areas: management systems‚ business process improvement‚ human resources‚ and quality improvement that are rapidly growing. The growth has expanded so quickly that‚ EMS has developed and is planning to execute an aggressive revenue growth plan. The goal is to obtain a 25% revenue increase each year for the next five years
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the concept‚ that businesses must not discuss pay among employees. Unfortunately‚ if people talk about their pay‚ they will be terminated. If two individuals hold the same job title‚ again why‚ shouldn’t they be paid equal pay. At least in the contractual world‚ pay is based on multiple factors; education‚ skills‚ along with experience‚ are the top reasons for pay difference. My company paid employees the same pay in their position; consequently‚ employees that possessed certain skills‚ moreover‚ held
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