An Introduction to Executive Compensation

An Introduction to Executive Compensation Review

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General readers have no idea why people should care about what executives are paid and why they are paid the way they are. That's the reason that The Wall Street Journal, Fortune, Forbes, and other popular and practitioner publications have regular coverage on them. This book not only proposes a reason--executives need incentives in order to maximize firm value (economists call this "agency theory")--it also describes the nature and design of executive compensation practices. Those incentives can take the form of benefits (salary, stock options), perquisites (reflecting the status of the executive within the organizational culture.
This book is important because it takes the elements of an executive compensation package apart, analyzing them in the contexts of both economic theory and corporate practice and then explains how, under varying conditions, one might construct a compensation package that optimizes an executive's and a corporation's performance.

Key Features
* Presents an objective analysis of current executive compensation practices
* Comprehensively reviews of academic literature and extant practice
* Explains and illustrates the various components of the compensation package
* Discusses the incentive, financial reporting, tax, political, equity, and firm value effects of those components

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Human Resources Kit for Dummies

Human Resources Kit for Dummies Review

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Human Resources Kit For Dummies offers a wealth of practical information, insights, and tools to help align an organization’s human resources practices and policies with its overall business objectives. It provides detailed guidelines on how to set up and implement successful HR practices, as well as actual tools you can use right now – forms, templates, Web site links, and much more.

Whether you’re a small business owner or a HR professional, you’ll appreciate this up-to-date guide to the most common HR functions, including hiring, benefits administration, performance evaluation, and training. If you want to create an employee-friendly workplace or find new ways to compensate your top people, Human Resources Kit For Dummies gives you the information you need to:

• Develop a recruiting strategy
• Find great staffing sources
• Create the right benefits packages
• Make offers candidates accept
• Outsource and use temporary help
• Keep current on employment laws

This helpful guide will help you get the maximum mileage out of job fairs and online recruiting, create effective wage structures, dole out kudos and discipline – and keep it all legal! You’ll get an overview of key issues impacting HR administration, and understand how the process works, from staffing to benefits. You’ll understand the changing needs and demands of both the marketplace and your employees, discover new motivational techniques, and develop wages and benefits packages that keep you competitive. You’ll find expert advice on every aspect of HR, including:

• Anti-discrimination legislation
• Developing a “flat” organization
• Recruiting on campus
• How to read a resume
• Interviewing prospective employees
• Wooing reluctant candidates
• Using temporary employees
• Measuring employee performance
• Firing or laying off employees
• Designing training and development plans

The book also includes a CD-ROM packed with vital forms and contracts, from job application forms and sample employee policies to performance appraisals and benefit plan worksheets. For small business owners or HR professionals who need a helpful reference to the kinds of issues companies deal with daily, Human Resources Kit For Dummies is the friendly guide that makes HR simple and easy.

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• The Essential HR Handbook: A Quick and Handy Resource for Any Manager or HR Professional
• The Complete Idiot's Guide(r) to Human Resource Management
• The HR Answer Book: An Indispensable Guide for Managers and Human Resources Professionals
• The Manager's Guide to HR: Hiring, Firing, Performance Evaluations, Documentation, Benefits, and Everything Else You Need to Know
• 101 Tough Conversations to Have with Employees: A Manager's Guide to Addressing Performance, Conduct, and Discipline Challenges

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Oct 14, 2011 21:31:10

Fudge, 10th Anniversary Edition

Fudge, 10th Anniversary Edition Review

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Looking for a roleplaying game system that lets you get it "right?"

Just Fudge It!

What's Fudge?

Easy to play (the word-based system and simple game mechanic to resolve actions let you concentrate on the story rather than the rules)

Skill-driven (choose broadly defined skill groups or detailed individual skills - or anything in between)

Flexible (play any style from gritty realism to legendary heroics and create any character in any genre - even bunnies!)

Customizable:
Choose your own attributes, gifts, faults, and skills
Play "subjectively" (just "fudging" it) or "objectively"
Use the rules you like best, they're all optional
Choose your favorite dice techniques, or play diceless
Incorporate any of the many available optional rules, techniques, and add-ons (including magic systems and the like) - or create your own!

This book includes the complete customizable Fudge roleplaying game system, plus an extensive collection of "Fudge Toppings" - additional "crunchy bits" and gamemastering advice for use with the Fudge system. Fudge is recommended for experience Game Masters (some decisions will be needed to customize Fudge to any given genre, campaign world, and gaming style), although the Fudge game system is easy enough for first-tine roleplayers and flexibile enough for experienced gamers.

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• A Magical Medley
• Fudge Dice GMs Multi-Color
• Fudge Dice Olympic (12)
• Gamemastering Secrets Second Edition
• Pathfinder Roleplaying Game: Ultimate Combat

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Oct 13, 2011 09:11:05

Attracting the Best: How the Military Competes for Information Technology Personnel

Attracting the Best: How the Military Competes for Information Technology Personnel Review

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This report focuses on the factors affecting the supply of information technology personnel to the active duty enlisted force, and the findings point to the conclusion that the IT training opportunities offered by the millitary can help secure the supply of IT personnel over the long haul.

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Oct 11, 2011 22:13:35

The Compensation Handbook

The Compensation Handbook Review

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The Perennial Favorite of HR Professionals Seeking the Most Current, Insightful Reference in the Field

For over thirty-five years, human resources and management professionals have been turning to a single source for the most astute and up-to-date commentary about the state of the industry-The Compensation Handbook. Composed of one-hundred percent brand-new material from more than sixty authorities in the field, this fully updated edition provides direct insight into the most critical issues compensation and human resources professionals face today.

Among the many human-capital topics covered are new reward strategies for attracting and retaining highly qualified employees from America's fast-draining talent pool; addressing the mass retirement of baby boomers-the decade's most vexing HR problem; and responding to the varying needs and desires of a multicultural, multi-generational workforce ranging from the over-sixty traditionalists to the new “Millennials.” The Compensation Handbook illustrates how employee compensation addresses these and many other critical topics, including:

• Unwrapping the riddle of employee pay
• Creating a total reward strategy
• Effectively using competency based pay
• Utilizing the most effective approaches to broadbanding
• Applying the best performance management practices
• Demystifying CEO pay
• Creating team-based incentives for strong outcomes
• Rationalizing board compensation
• Applying a solid program for addressing work-life issues
• Designing compensation systems that support talent management strategies

Never before has such dramatic changes in the workforce occurred as rapidly as they are today. With economies stretching around the globe and the recent rise of foreign financial giants, among numerous other radical changes in business and industry, those in the field of human resources and compensation are faced with an entirely new catalog of concerns. This long-time industry staple contains all the methods, tools, and diagnostics you'll need to navigate the maze.

Packed with the most comprehensive and insightful information you'll find anywhere, The Compensation Handbook offers not only straightforward answers to specific problems, but also provides a firm foundation for solving issues unique to your company.

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• Make Their Day! Employee Recognition That Works - 2nd Edition
• Solving the Compensation Puzzle: Putting Together a Complete Pay and Performance System (Practical HR)
• The WorldatWork Handbook of Compensation, Benefits & Total Rewards: A Comprehensive Guide for HR Professionals
• The Complete Guide to Executive Compensation
• Employee Training & Development

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Oct 09, 2011 06:09:19

City given discretion to grant density bonuses.(housing): An article from: California Planning & Development Report

City given discretion to grant density bonuses.(housing): An article from: California Planning & Development Report Review

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This digital document is an article from California Planning & Development Report, published by California Planning & Development Report on December 1, 2009. The length of the article is 915 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

Citation Details
Title: City given discretion to grant density bonuses.(housing)
Author: Unavailable
Publication:California Planning & Development Report (Newsletter)
Date: December 1, 2009
Publisher: California Planning & Development Report
Volume: 24 Issue: 17 Page: 7(1)

Distributed by Gale, a part of Cengage Learning

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Oct 07, 2011 23:34:03

Code of Federal Regulations, Title 38, Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief, Pt. 0-17, Revised as of July 1, 2008

Code of Federal Regulations, Title 38, Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief, Pt. 0-17, Revised as of July 1, 2008 Review

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The Code of Federal Regulations is a codification of the general and permanent rules published in the Federal Register by the Executive departments and agencies of the United States Federal Government.

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Oct 06, 2011 12:35:06

The Top 10 Fat Loss Myths ++ Bonuses

The Top 10 Fat Loss Myths ++ Bonuses Review

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"Which One Of These Outright Lies Are Sabotaging Your Efforts To Lose Weight?"

Sticking to a diet is never easy, and with the abundance of weight loss myths circulating the weight loss community, it’s often difficult to distinguish between effective weight loss techniques and strategies and misleading programs and tactics that are not only ineffective but often dangerous .

In this report, we’ll cover the top 10 fat loss myths that have misled and confused dieters for years, so you can focus on realistic goals and surefire strategies of losing weight.

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Oct 05, 2011 00:44:23

How to include earnings-based bonuses in cost-volume-profit analysis.: An article from: Journal of Managerial Issues

How to include earnings-based bonuses in cost-volume-profit analysis.: An article from: Journal of Managerial Issues Review

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This digital document is an article from Journal of Managerial Issues, published by Pittsburg State University - Department of Economics on June 22, 1994. The length of the article is 4594 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

Citation Details
Title: How to include earnings-based bonuses in cost-volume-profit analysis.
Author: Arnold Schneider
Publication:Journal of Managerial Issues (Refereed)
Date: June 22, 1994
Publisher: Pittsburg State University - Department of Economics
Volume: v6 Issue: n2 Page: p231(10)

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Oct 03, 2011 21:53:06

The Fine Art Of Seduction - Seduce The Most Attractive Women In The World << Plus Bonuses >>

The Fine Art Of Seduction - Seduce The Most Attractive Women In The World << Plus Bonuses >> Review

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