After reviewing the Coleman (2016) article on executive compensation and reading this week's assigned readings, choose one of two statements below and construct an argument supporting your position:

1. After reviewing the Coleman (2016) article on executive compensation and reading this week's assigned readings, choose one of two statements below and construct an argument supporting your position:

1. The market trend towards escalating executive compensation reflects the critical importance of an executive to an organization’s long-term viability.
2. The growing compensation inequity between executive management and the average employee      threatens to destabilize organizational morale and societal justice.

2. Today’s globally competitive business environment has caused many U.S. businesses to reduce the value of their employee benefit packages.  Examine how an organization can maintain its costly benefit structure while remaining competitive against countries whose companies do not offer such benefits.