Rewards that drive high performance: success stories from leading organizations

Measuring Business Excellence

ISSN: 1368-3047

Article publication date: 1 September 2001

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Citation

(2001), "Rewards that drive high performance: success stories from leading organizations", Measuring Business Excellence, Vol. 5 No. 3. https://doi.org/10.1108/mbe.2001.26705cae.004

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Emerald Group Publishing Limited

Copyright © 2001, MCB UP Limited


Rewards that drive high performance: success stories from leading organizations

Rewards that drive high performance: success stories from leading organizations

T.B. WilsonAmacom2000ISBN: 0814404286$29.95

Presents alternative approaches to designing and changing an organization's compensation and reward system in a manner that supports the organization's strategic needs and priorities. Examines the strategic objectives a compensation and reward system might have: building an entrepreneurial spirit, providing employees with a stake in the enterprise, keeping everybody focused on the customer, promoting teamwork, supporting a business turnaround, retaining critical talent, reinforcing the quality process, and aligning employee rewards with a changing strategy. Describes the cases in clear, straightforward English with minimal use of technical lingo. Uses information from a range of small and large organizations covering both manufacturing and a diversity of service industries. Provides information on a mosaic of compensation system components and features ranging from long-term stock-based incentives to short-term cash-based group incentives to competency-based salary systems. Does not, however, appear cohesive in terms of conceptual structure and organization. Proves, nevertheless, a useful resource for those interested in advancing their own thinking about, and understanding of, the way in which compensation and reward systems may support their organization's performance and reinforce its business strategy.

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