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T011-Solutions No 2
T011-Solutions No 2
Group Activity
Discussion Questions
5. What are the pros and cons of broadbanding, and would you
recommend your current employer (or some other firm you're familiar
with) use it? Why or why not? The advantages are that it injects greater
flexibility into employee compensation, and it is especially sensible where
firms have flattened their organizations. It allows training and rotation of
employees with fewer compensation problems. It also facilitates the
boundaryless jobs and organizations being embraced by many firms. The
negatives are that it may be more difficult to administer, to keep track of
individuals, and to keep pay comparable. (LO 11.6; AACSB: Analytic Skills;
Learning Outcome: Describe the steps employers use to establish pay
rates)
6. It was recently reported in the news that the average pay for most
university presidents ranged around $250,000 per year, but that a few
earned much more. For example, the new president of Vanderbilt
received $852,000 in one year. Discuss why you would (or would not)
pay university presidents as much or more than many corporate
CEOs. Student answers will vary but the same things that account for the
wide range of pay for the chief executive officers of other businesses and
organizations in the same industry account for the disparity among
universities. Look for many factors entering into this mix, including, but not
limited to: size of the organization, ownership of the organization (public or
private), focus of the organization (religious or secular, research or
teaching), performance of the organization (financial and enrollment),
prestige of the organization, and endowment and funding of the
organization. (LO 11.4; AACSB: Analytic Skills; Learning Outcome:
Describe the steps employers use to establish pay rates)