In recent years, purchasing performance measurement have steadily gained in importance in theory and practice. Yet, in many cases, the focus still remains on cost items, especially savings. Moreover, reported performance ratios in purchasing are frequently called into question i…
In recent years, purchasing performance measurement has steadily gained in importance in theory and practice. Yet, in many cases, the focus still remains on cost items, especially savings. Moreover, reported performance ratios in purchasing are frequently called into question in…
In Too Much Is Not Enough, Robert W. Kolb studies the performance of incentives in executive compensation across many dimensions of CEO performance. The book begins with an overview of incentives and unintended consequences. Then it focuses on the theory of incentives as applied…
"The scholarly literature on executive compensation is vast. As such, this literature provides an unparalleled resource for studying the interaction between the setting of incentives (or the attempted setting of incentives) and the behavior that is actually adduced. From this li…
"The scholarly literature on executive compensation is vast. As such, this literature provides an unparalleled resource for studying the interaction between the setting of incentives (or the attempted setting of incentives) and the behavior that is actually adduced. From this li…
This is a rollicking tour through a museum of the world's weirdest practices. For example, "preowned" wives were sold at auction in nineteenth-century England; today, in Liberia, accused criminals sometimes drink poison to determine their fate; and, for 250 years, Italy criminal…
"Forward-thinking companies are waking up to the fact that compensation is not merely a financial cost, but a powerful tool that can boost performance and profits at all levels of the organization. Linking psychology and pay is both an art and a science, and Compensation and Mot…
"Every year corporations spend $200 billion compensating their sales forces, with widely varying results. By using The Complete Guide to Sales Force Incentive Compensation you can make sure every dollar you spends helps you create an empowered, effective sales force that drives …