chapter 9 Flashcards
compensation
total of all rewards provided to employees in return for their services
attracked retain adn motivates employees
direct financial compensation
pa that a person receives in the form of wages, salary,commissions and bonuses
indirect financial compensation
all financial rewards that are not included in direct financial compensation
nonfinancial compensation
satisfaction a person receives from the job itself or from the psychological and/or physical environment in which the person works
equity theory
motivation theory that people assess their performance and attitutes by comparing both their contribution to work and the benefits they derive from it to the contributions and benefits of companirson others whom they select-and who in realtity may or may not be like them
financial equity
perception of fair treatment for employees.
external equity
equity that exists when a firms employees receive pay comparable to workers who perform similar jobs in other firms
internal equity
eqity that exists when employees receive pay accoding to the relative value of their jobs within the same organisation
employee equity
individuals performing similar jobs for the same firm receive pay according to factors unique to the employee such as performance level or seniority
team equity
achieved when teams are rewarded based on their groups productivity
determinants of direct financial compensation
organisation, labor market, job and employee
compensation policy
provides general guidelines for making compensation decisions
pay leaders
organisations that pay higher wages and salaries than competing firms
marketing rate
average pay most employers provide for a similar job in a particular area of the industry
pay followers
companies that choose to pay below the going rat because of a poor financial condition or a belief that they do not require highly capable employees
unprodctive workers high turnover
labor market
potential employees located within the geographic area from which employees are recruited
compensation survey
a means of obtaining data regading what other firms are paying for specific jobs or job classes within a given labor market
cost of living allowance
escalator clause in a labor agreement that automatically increases wages as the us bureau of labor statistics cost of living index rises
exempt employees
employees categorised as executive, administrative, professional or outside salesperson.
job evaluation
determines the relative value of one job in relation to another
rather in an administrative than economic sense
job evaluation ranking method
ranking classification, factor comparison, point
raters examine the description of each job being evaluated and arrange jobs in order according to their value to the company