ESCP Europe

I. SETTING THE STAGE FOR STRATEGIC COMPENSATION. 1. Compensation: A Component of Human Resource Systems. 2. Strategic Compensation: Attaining Competitive Advantage. 3. Contextual Influences on Compensation Practice. II. BASES FOR PAY. 4. Traditional Bases for Pay: Seniority and Merit. 5. Incentive Pay. 6. Pay-For-Knowledge and Skill-Based Pay. III. DESIGNING COMPENSATION SYSTEMS. 7. Building Internally Consistent Compensation Systems. 8. Building Market-Competitive Compensation Systems. 9. Building Pay Structures that Recognize Individual Contributions. IV. EMPLOYEE BENEFITS. 10. Legally-Required Benefits. 11. Discretionary Benefits. V. CONTEMPORARY STRATEGIC COMPENSATION CHALLENGES. 12. International Compensation. 13. Compensating Executives. 14. Compensating the Flexible Work Force: Contingent Employees and Flexible Work Schedules. Glossary of Key Terms. Author Index. Subject Index..