Risk Aversion‚ Performance Pay‚ and the Principal-Agent Problem Author(s): Joseph G. Haubrich Source: The Journal of Political Economy‚ Vol. 102‚ No. 2 (Apr.‚ 1994)‚ pp. 258-276 Published by: The University of Chicago Press Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/2138661 Accessed: 14/12/2010 04:55 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of JSTOR’s Terms and Conditions of Use‚ available at http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp. JSTOR’s Terms and Conditions of Use
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positions make an average of 63 cents compared to a man’s dollar. This is a large gap and is a big problem for women who want to work in the industry. There have been many lawsuits involving Wall Street firms to try to stop the issue of this big gap in pay. Even though‚ as a man I am favored‚ this is not right and there are many women who are smarter and more qualified than their male counterparts. I like the example from the lecture talking about the leaked Sony emails. It says that in the movie‚ “The
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PAY SYSTEM Definition:‘Pay systems are sets of rules with which employers link pay rates not only to job descriptions‚ but also to any of a great variety of indicators related to issues such as employees’ competence‚ performance and career expectations’ (Brown et al. 2003:196) Equity theory: Inputs are defined as each participant’s contributions to the relational exchange and are viewed as entitling him/her to rewards or costs. The inputs that a participant contributes to a relationship can be
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Pay Model Name Affiliation Pay Model This is a frame work used in examination of the current and most available pay systems. The model can be composed of three building blocks or elements. The compensation objectives- the pay system is designed to meet certain objectives such as ethics‚ efficiency‚ compliancy to the law‚ and fairness. The policies that form the compensation system- the policy issue addresses management and administration of the pay system‚ internal alignment‚ and external competitiveness
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There are major differences that separate base pay from incentive pay. Some employers may choose to offer compensation as base pay only‚ while others offer base pay plus incentive pay. This is often the case for professional sales positions for example. Base pay is the rate of monetary compensation given from employer to employee not including overtime or bonuses. Incentive pay‚ (which for the scope of this paper has been designated lump sum bonuses paid annually) is a monetary gift provided to an
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Abstract The main two reasons for the companies to implement variable pay plan are: motivating employees and reducing cost. In this paper we try to point out the challenges the organizations might face when they apply variable pay system by reviewing related literature. We find that it is difficult for the company to have a reliable measure for the variable pay system. In addition‚ the focus of the variable pay plan should be on motivating employees or cutting cost and how to strike a balance between
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HRMT 407 Pay for Performance Positive or Pitfall? Andrew Ray In an ever changing economy where competition to perform at the highest levels is required for individuals and companies to succeed‚ how are companies to ensure that they hire‚ promote‚ as well as retain the highest quality employees? One method of enticing employees to perform at the highest levels is the theory of Pay for Production. The basic concept is to offer employees the ability to increase their salary by meeting and or exceeding
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When starting a business rather small or large one must establish a pay structure. A pay rate is established by conducting surveys which provides specific wage rates for specific jobs. Formal written questionnaire surveys are the most comprehensive‚ but telephone surveys and newspaper ads are also sources of information. Other Sources of surveys are consulting firms‚ professional associations and government agencies. Once your surveys are complete a job evaluation which is a systematic comparison
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The pay gap affects women from all backgrounds‚ at all ages‚ and of all levels of education. In the U.S.‚ the gap stands at 64%‚ which means that women earn about two-thirds of what men make for similar work. That’s actually worse than last year‚ when gap was 66%. “The U.S. now ranks 74th in wage equality among 145 countries.” Well according to World Economic Forum‚ in the year 2133 women’s earning will finally match their male coworkers. The World Economic Forum believes it will take another 118
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Pay to Play For a while now there has been a heated debate on whether to play college athletes or not. Some people believe that a scholarship should be enough. A thing to point out‚ a scholarship can be easily worth 15‚000 to 25‚000 dollars or more per year depending on what school he goes to or how many years he decides to stay in school. Additionally students receive all kinds of perks while they are in college‚ being the big man on-campus for some people‚ the ladies‚ staying at fancy hotels
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