Pay : why people earn what they earn and what you can do now to make more / Kevin F. Hallock.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hallock, Kevin F., 1969- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wage payment systems.

Wages.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 226 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Billions of people throughout the world are paid for their work. This book was written to explain why they earn what they earn and, in doing so, to help readers understand how they can earn more in both the short and long run. It describes wages, wage differences across groups, wage inequality, how organizations set pay and why, executive and 'superstar' pay, the difference between pay and 'total rewards' (including benefits, opportunities for growth, colleagues and working conditions), compensation in nonprofits, and the differences between the cost of compensation to organizations and the value employees place on that compensation. It also offers tips on what an individual can do to earn more.

Contents:

Common sense, economics, and "HR": how to pay

Wages, the wage distribution, and wage inequality

The facts: who makes what and what are their characteristics?

The difference between wages and total compensation: is there a difference between employee value of compensation and the cost to organizations?

Business strategy and compensation strategy: where you work matters

What's in a job?: job analysis, job evaluation, and internal comparisons

Matching the internal organizational structure to the right market data: how and how much to pay

Paying executives, athletes, entertainers, and other "superstars"

Evaluating performance, incentives, and incentive pay

Stock and stock options

Pay mix: why offer benefits? Would employees prefer cash?

International compensation

Compensation in nonprofit organizations

What you can do now to make more now and later

Concluding thoughts on pay.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-139-88855-2

1-139-56431-5

1-139-55200-7

1-139-55571-5

1-139-54950-2

1-139-55446-8

1-139-05743-X

1-283-63828-2

1-139-55075-6

OCLC:

815387752