BUS
409 Assignment 1: Compensation Practice
Use the Internet or the Strayer
Library to research a publicly traded company for which you would like to work.
Write a six page paper in which you:
1) Briefly describe the company you
researched, its compensation strategy, best practices they are applying, and
compensation-related challenges they are facing.
2) Analyze how your company applies
compensation practice to determine the positive or negative impact to the
company and its stakeholders.
3) Examine the ways in which laws,
labor unions, and market factors impact the company’s compensation practices.
Provide specific examples to support your response.
4) Evaluate the effectiveness of
traditional bases for pay at the company you researched.
5) Use at least three (3) quality
references. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic
resources.
Your assignment must follow these
formatting requirements:
- Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font
(size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references
must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for
any additional instructions.
- Include a cover page containing the title of the
assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title,
and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in
the required assignment page length.
The specific course learning
outcomes associated with this assignment are:
- Analyze how compensation practice can be applied to
positively impact an organization and its stakeholders.
- Examine the ways in which laws, labor unions, and
market factors impact companies’ compensation practices.
- Evaluate the effectiveness of traditional bases for pay
(seniority and merit) against incentive-based and person-focused
compensation approaches.
- Use technology and information resources to research
issues in compensation management.
- Write clearly and concisely about compensation management
using proper writing mechanics.
Grading for this assignment will be
based on answer quality, logic / organization of the paper, and language and
writing skills, using the following rubric.
Please clickhereto view the grading
rubric.
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Points: 250
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Assignment 1: Compensation
Practice
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Criteria
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Unacceptable
Below 60% F
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Meets Minimum Expectations
60-69% D
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Fair
70-79% C
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Proficient
80-89% B
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Exemplary
90-100% A
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1. Briefly describe the company
you researched, its compensation strategy, best practices they are applying,
and compensation-related challenges they are facing.
Weight: 10%
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Did not submit or incompletely
described the company you researched, its compensation strategy, best
practices they are applying, and compensation-related challenges they are facing.
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Insufficiently described the
company you researched, its compensation strategy, best practices they are
applying, and compensation-related challenges they are facing.
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Partially described the company
you researched, its compensation strategy, best practices they are applying,
and compensation-related challenges they are facing.
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Satisfactorily described the
company you researched, its compensation strategy, best practices they are
applying, and compensation-related challenges they are facing.
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Thoroughly described the company
you researched, its compensation strategy, best practices they are applying,
and compensation-related challenges they are facing.
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2. Analyze how your company
applies compensation practice to determine the positive or negative impact to
the company and its stakeholders.
Weight: 25%
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Did not submit or incompletely
analyzed how your company applies compensation practice to determine the
positive or negative impact to the company and its stakeholders.
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Insufficiently analyzed how your
company applies compensation practice to determine the positive or negative
impact to the company and its stakeholders.
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Partially analyzed how your
company applies compensation practice to determine the positive or negative
impact to the company and its stakeholders.
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Satisfactorily analyzed how your
company applies compensation practice to determine the positive or negative
impact to the company and its stakeholders.
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Thoroughly analyzed how your
company applies compensation practice to determine the positive or negative
impact to the company and its stakeholders.
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3. Examine the ways in which laws,
labor unions, and market factors impact the company’s compensation practices.
Provide specific examples to support your response.
Weight: 25%
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Did not submit or incompletely
examined the ways in which laws, labor unions, and market factors impact the
company’s compensation practices. Did not submit or incompletely provided
specific examples to support your response.
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Insufficiently examined the ways
in which laws, labor unions, and market factors impact the company’s
compensation practices. Insufficiently provided specific examples to support
your response.
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Partially examined the ways in
which laws, labor unions, and market factors impact the company’s
compensation practices. Partially provided specific examples to support your
response.
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Satisfactorily examined the ways
in which laws, labor unions, and market factors impact the company’s
compensation practices. Satisfactorily provided specific examples to support
your response.
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Thoroughly examined the ways in
which laws, labor unions, and market factors impact the company’s
compensation practices. Thoroughly provided specific examples to support your
response.
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4. Evaluate the effectiveness of
traditional bases for pay at the company you researched.
Weight: 25%
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Did not submit or incompletely
evaluated the effectiveness of traditional bases for pay at the company you
researched.
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Insufficiently evaluated the
effectiveness of traditional bases for pay at the company you researched.
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Partially evaluated the
effectiveness of traditional bases for pay at the company you researched.
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Satisfactorily evaluated the
effectiveness of traditional bases for pay at the company you researched.
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Thoroughly evaluated the
effectiveness of traditional bases for pay at the company you researched.
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5. 3 references
Weight: 5%
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No references provided
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Does not meet the required number
of references; all references poor quality choices.
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Does not meet the required number
of references; some references poor quality choices.
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Meets number of required
references; all references high quality choices.
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Exceeds number of required
references; all references high quality choices.
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6. Clarity, writing mechanics, and
formatting requirements
Weight: 10%
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More than 8 errors present
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7-8 errors present
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5-6 errors present
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3-4 errors present
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0-2 errors present
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