M1A1 Short Paper Comparing Your Pay Structure to SAS and Microsoft

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Every organization has a compensation plan. Ideally, the compensation plan represents a set of strategic decisions that support the organization’s goals and align with their desired culture. To illustrate how this works, this assignment compares strategic elements of several compensation plans using each of the policy decision categories; internal alignment, competitiveness, employee contributions, and management. Specifically, you will compare a compensation plan you are familiar with to that of Microsoft and SAS.

Read and follow the instructions for Mapping Compensation Strategies at the top of page 61 in your textbook. This assignment also uses Exhibit 2.8 – Contrasting Maps of Microsoft and SAS on page 53. Please review the following evaluation criteria before beginning to write you response to this assignment.
Submit your responses to each question in a Word document, 2-3 pages in length excluding the title page or reference page , double spaced, and in 12-point Times New Roman font. Be sure to place it in the appropriate dropbox. The responses should use APA style formatting.
Evaluation Criteria
Review the SBT Short Paper Rubric located in the “Start Here” section of the course for more information on grading criteria. Keep the following points in mind:
• Have you identified the features of your compensation plan and mapped them on the chart (Exhibit 2.8).
• Have you fully responded to the five questions posed?
• Has this assignment illuminated features of your compensation plan that you would recommend changing?
• Is information from the textbook and other sources integrated into your analysis appropriately? Have you provided complete citations for all sources.
• Is your paper professionally presented? It is important to present your information as clearly and succinctly as possible. (Do not sacrifice thoroughness for mere brevity.)
Text
Compensation , 11th Edition, by Milkovich, Newman