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Fiv e re fe re nce s. 5 %
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Needs Improvement
Does not meet the required number of references; some or all references poor quality choices.
Competent
Meets number of required references; all references high quality choices.
Exemplary
Exceeds number of required references; all references high quality choices.
Clarity, writing me chanics, and formatting re quire me nts. 10 %
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More than 6 errors present.
Needs Improvement
5–6 errors present.
Competent
3–4 errors present.
Exemplary
0–2 errors present.
w10a1 - New and Improved Rewards at Work
Summary
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Employers have been coming up with innovative employee rewards to boost morale and acknowledge employee needs for creativity and personal goal accomplishment. Some of the latest potential employee rewards include using the Internet at work for personal reasons such as shopping, communicating with friends, or personal finances; bringing a pet to work; instituting a controlled napping policy, and sports and office betting pools.
Write an eight- to ten-page paper in which you:
1. Determine how innovations in employee benefits can improve the overall competitive compensation strategy of the organization. 2. Explain how innovative benefits could be tied to specific jobs. 3. Critique the effectiveness of equity-based rewards systems versus those with more creative approaches. 4. Discuss the key elements of integrating innovation into a traditional total rewards program. 5. Recommend a process that optimizes an employee-based suggestion program to continually refresh the total rewards of the
organization. 6. Use at least five quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other websites do not quality as academic
resources.
This course requires the use of Strayer Writing Standards. For assistance and information, please refer to the Strayer Writing Standards link in the left-hand menu of your course.
The specific course learning outcome associated with this assignment is:
Determine innovative approaches for optimizing employee benefits and rewards systems.
Scoring Guide
De te rmine how innov ations in e mploye e be ne fits can improv e the ov e rall compe titiv e compe nsation strate gy of the organization. 20 %
Unacceptable
Did not submit or incompletely determined how innovations in employee benefits can improve the overall competitive compensation strategy of the organization.
Needs Improvement
Partially determined how innovations in employee benefits can improve the overall competitive compensation strategy of the organization.
Competent
Satisfactorily determined how innovations in employee benefits can improve the overall competitive compensation strategy of the organization.
Exemplary
Thoroughly determined how innovations in employee benefits can improve the overall competitive compensation strategy of the organization.
Explain how innov ativ e be ne fits could be tie d to spe cific jobs. 15 %
Unacceptable
Did not submit or incompletely explained how innovative benefits could be tied to specific jobs.
Needs Improvement
Partially explained how innovative benefits could be tied to specific jobs.
Competent
Satisfactorily explained how innovative benefits could be tied to specific jobs.
Exemplary
Thoroughly explained how innovative benefits could be tied to specific jobs.
Critique the e ffe ctiv e ne ss of e quity-base d re wards syste ms v e rsus those with more cre ativ e approache s. 20 %
Unacceptable
Did not submit or incompletely critiqued the effectiveness of equity-based rewards systems versus those with more creative approaches.
Needs Improvement
Partially critiqued the effectiveness of equity-based rewards systems versus those with more creative approaches.
Competent
Satisfactorily critiqued the effectiveness of equity-based rewards systems versus those with more creative approaches.
Exemplary
Thoroughly critiqued the effectiveness of equity-based rewards systems versus those with more creative approaches.
Discuss the ke y e le me nts of inte grating innov ation into a traditional total re wards program. 15 %
Unacceptable
Did not submit or incompletely discussed the key elements of integrating innovation into a traditional total rewards program.
Needs Improvement
Partially discussed the key elements of integrating innovation into a traditional total rewards program.
Competent
Satisfactorily discussed the key elements of integrating innovation into a traditional total rewards program.
Exemplary
Thoroughly discussed the key elements of integrating innovation into a traditional total rewards program.
Re comme nd a proce ss that optimize s an e mploye e -base d sugge stion program to continually re fre sh the total re wards of the organization. 15 %
Unacceptable
Did not submit or incompletely recommended a process that optimizes an employee-based suggestion program to continually refresh the total rewards of the organization.
Needs Improvement
Partially recommended a process that optimizes an employee-based suggestion program to continually refresh the total rewards of the organization.
Competent
Satisfactorily recommended a process that optimizes an employee-based suggestion program to continually refresh the total rewards of the organization.
Exemplary
Thoroughly recommended a process that optimizes an employee-based suggestion program to continually refresh the total rewards of the organization.
Fiv e re fe re nce s. 5 %
Unacceptable
No references provided.
Needs Improvement
Does not meet the required number of references; some or all references poor quality choices.
Competent
Meets number of required references; all references high quality choices.
Exemplary
Exceeds number of required references; all references high quality choices.
Clarity, writing me chanics, and formatting re quire me nts. 10 %
Unacceptable
More than 6 errors present.
Needs Improvement
5–6 errors present.
Competent
3–4 errors present.
Exemplary
0–2 errors present.