Compensation & Benefits Review

Summarizing the lessons learned from the premier benchmarking companies, the author has developed a generic benchmarking model.

Companies can take action to stem out-of-control workers compensation costs.

A growing number of companies say phantom stock can dramatically impact divisional managers' performance. The trick is choosing a stock-price valuation method that rewards the creation of value in an understandable manner.

To the extent that compensation plans can foster and support productive relationships between merged companies—before, during and after the merger or acquisition-they will make a significant contribution to the ultimate success of the new entity.

U. S. investors in Indian plants can expect to devote a substantially higher percentage of their payroll to benefits than companies operating in the United States do.