Week 10 discussion

when deciding whether or not to move internationally their are a few different that I would definitely consider before moving. The first thing I would consider if my long term goals in life. I consider this because as we have learned the location of where you live can heavily determine how much you will be… Continue reading Week 10 discussion

Compensation do or die

One of my old roommates was a very smart woman. She worked really hard and school and also was a committed athlete. As my roommate got older and further along in her undergrad she made the decision to major in both finance and accounting. Because of this she set herself up so well for post… Continue reading Compensation do or die

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Executive Compensation Having a justifiable executive compensation plan I believe is valuable. When you want to attract very well high level employees it is important they are compensated highly, mainly because of the competing companies. Additionally, offering a large compensation in most cases encourages those employees to value the success of the company. Although, I… Continue reading Untitled

Discretionary benefits 

Discretionary Benefits are benefits given to employees by there employers, however, these benefits are not mandated by law(s). Although these benefits are not mandatory making them seem less important often times these benefits can be the deciding factors on whether or not an applicant will choose your company. Below is a list of what I… Continue reading Discretionary benefits 

Compensation Management

Can companies easily develop compensation systems that are both internally consistent and market competitive? First I wanted to discuss the importance of compensation systems internally. Being able to define the value, characteristics, and compensation is very important for companies to do to maintain employees and uphold a positive working culture. Internal compensation structure is also… Continue reading Compensation Management

Nike’s Competitive Strategy

Nikes competitive strategy seems to maintain competitive due to their low cost structure. They have an extremely low cost to create ratio compared to how much they are actually selling all of their products for. Additionally, they sell their products to such a large target audience. You see their clothes in Walmart but you also… Continue reading Nike’s Competitive Strategy

Compensation Management

Week one I have not worked a large amount of jobs and so speaking from that angle is fairly difficult. However, being on the women’s soccer team here at Oregon State I can speak about the compensation in the form of scholarship reflecting the motivation of myself and my teammates. Scholarships is something that is… Continue reading Compensation Management

Labor Unions

By: Madison Ellsworth When I reviewed this weeks topic and read that labor unions was one of the options I actually got very excited. Growing up my mother worked at numerous schools within my hometown school district and I have vivid memories of going o her labor/ school union meetings. During these meetings many topics… Continue reading Labor Unions

Managing Stress

Results: Life stress inventory score 255 meaning I am at a 50% chance of a major health breakdown Coping and stress management skills 67 Type A personality test 41% irritability After reviewing my results I think I think my own opinion about my personality was confirmed. I was not surprised that my irritability was at… Continue reading Managing Stress