The Compensation Solution: How to Develop an Employee-Driven Rewards System

by John E. Tropman (Univ. of Michigan School of Social Work)

• ISBN13: 9780787959906
• ISBN10: 0787959901
• Format: eBook
• Copyright: 2002-02-01
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass

Summary

Money isn't everything to today's employees. This book shows companies how to combine traditional compensation with the educational, emotional, and psychological benefits that will attract the best and brightest. It identifies the ten elements--including learning, advancement, emotional rewards, and quality of life--that job seekers rank highest among desired benefits. Then it shows employers how to combine them with monetary benefits to create effective, employee-driven compensation packages.

Author Biography

John E. Tropman is adjunct professor in the organizational behavior and human resources management program of the University of Michigan Business School and professor of social policy and nonprofit management at the University of Michigan School of Social Work

Table of Contents

Series Foreword	xi
Robert E. Quinn
Foreword	xiii
Jerry L. McAdams
Preface	xv
PART 1 The Total Compensation Solution	1	(60)
From Old Pay to Total Compensation	3	(32)
Cafeteria Compensation: The New New Pay	35	(26)
PART 2 The Total Compensation Equation	61	(132)
The Battle of Basic Pay: The Security of Salary	63	(18)
The Augmentation Accelerant: The Push for Performance	81	(32)
Indirect Pay: The befuddlement of Benefits	113	(20)
Works-Pay and Perks-Pay: Acquiring Tools, Achieving Status	133	(20)
Personal Advancement and Growth: The Ladder or the Lattice?	153	(18)
The Softer Side of Compensation: Psychic Income, Quality of Life, and the X Factor	171	(22)
PART 3 Changing the Old Pay Mind-Set and Structure	193	(32)
Upgrading Conventional Compensation	195	(30)
Appendix A Look at Compensation Issues in the Public and Nonprofit Sectors	225	(4)
Notes	229	(10)
The Author	239	(2)
Index	241