Strategic Reward Systems
Richard Thorpe & Gill
Homan
Strategic Reward Systems
covers all areas of reward management from a critical and challenging perspective. The
text draws together in one volume the latest thinking and practice in reward management.
Particular attention is paid to the relationship of reward policy and practice to
strategy, while contributions from a wide range of academics and practitioners illustrate
the theoretical links between reward and other fields of academic interest such as
motivation, labour economics and economic policy.This critical examination of employee
reward is always placed in the context of what actually happens in practice.
The text is divided into
three parts - dimensions of reward, reward as a systems component and reward strategies -
each with an introduction detailing the aims of the part, the areas to be covered and
their relevance to the subject.
Strategic Reward Systems is
an invaluable text for use on advanced undergraduate, postgraduate and professional Reward
Management courses.
Key Features
Focuses on relationship of
reward management to strategy - unique to this text. :'
Covers latest research and
critical thinking - gathered in one volume for the first time.
Covers the reward module of
the IPD Professional Education Scheme.
Brings together
contributions from experts in their respective fields - both academics and practitioners.
Theory is illustrated by
examples of employee reward in practice.
Authors
Richard Thorpe and Gill
Homan, both of Manchester Metropolitan University.