Recognition@Dow
The Dow Chemical corporate-wide objective was to devise a reward and recognition initiative designed to motivate Dow’s 45,000 person, international workforce while maintaining program consistency on a global scale.
Incentives
Organizations have Tight Deadline for Complying with New SEC Exec Pay Rules
This podcast details about the new rules and their implications for incentive compensation plans, including ways organizations can assess risk and determine what levels are appropriate.
Case Study – Sales Incentive
Call centers can make or break a company’s sales performance. So, how do you make sure everyone’s memorized their lines when the curtain goes up? Show them center stage.
The Benefits of Tangible Non-Monetary Incentives
There is perhaps no subject debated more frequently (or as vehemently) by incentive program practitioners and their clients than the value of tangible, non- monetary (also referred to as non-cash) incentives versus cash.
Compensation Committee Checklist for Assessing Incentives and Risk
As Board Compensation Committees consider and finalize executive compensation arrangements for 2009, they will seek to confirm that the company’s incentive programs are appropriately structured for the company and discourage executives from taking “excessive risk.”
Team Incentives: Evidence from a Field Experiment
Team incentives can affect productivity both through changes in worker effort and in team composition.
What Elements of Performance Incentive Programs Lead to Success?
What elements of performance incentive programs lead to success? What pitfalls can be avoided? When do performance-based programs generate more bang for the buck than other approaches?
Performance for Pay? The Relationship between CEO Incentive Compensation and Future Stock Price Performance
We find evidence that industry and size adjusted CEO pay is negatively related to future shareholder wealth changes for periods up to five years after sorting on pay.
Trends in Employee Benefits
In the face of economic uncertainty, employers are faced with the question of whether or not to cut costs through employee benefits and programs.
Controlling Compensation Costs
Compensation is one of the largest costs an organization must control, particularly in the current economic climate.