Innovative Reward Systems for the Changing Workplace 2/eInnovative Reward Systems for the Changing Workplace explains the compensation and reward strategies successful companies use to focus, encourage, and achieve high performance. Reward systems authority Thomas Wilson has made this updated edition much more "how-to" and covers important new pay strategies such as "flex compensation," stock options, 360 feedback, and employee ranking. The book includes dozens of creative suggestions and ideas for compensation strategies in any organization. |
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Contents
| 1 | |
PART II Implementing Innovative Reward Strategies | 99 |
PART III Putting Rewards into Practice | 273 |
Notes | 355 |
Bibliography | 361 |
Index | 369 |
About the Author | 380 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Innovative Reward Systems for the Changing Workplace 2/e |
| Author | Thomas B. Wilson |
| Publisher | McGraw Hill Professional, 2002 |
| ISBN | 0071415939, 9780071415934 |
| Length | 350 pages |
| Subjects | › Business & Economics / Leadership |
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