BUS 681 Week 3 Assignment

Required Resources

Text

Read the following chapters in your text,  Strategic compensation :

· Chapter 6: Building Internally Consistent Compensation Systems

· Chapter 7: Building Market-Competitive Compensations Systems

· Chapter 8: Building Pay Structures That Recognize Employee Contributions

Martocchio, J.J. (2017).  Strategic compensation: A human resource management approach  (9th ed.). Retrieved from https://content.ashford.edu

Recommended Resources

Article

Earle, J. (2010). The emerging role of Clawback policies for managing risk in compensation programs. Benefits Law Journal, 23(1), 72-79. Retrieved from the Proquest database.

Week 3 - Assignment

Market Competitiveness

Compose a three-to-five page paper (not including the title and reference pages). Your paper should be written in a scholarly third-person tone; it should be in APA format. Your essay should address the following:

a. Evaluate the concept of market competitiveness in relation to an organization’s pay system, particularly when it is unable to offer its employees market competitive salaries due to a lack of financial resources. 

b. Propose at least three alternative approaches for organizations which have limited financial resources. 

c. Identify at least three specific steps that could be taken to minimize the impact implementing these alternative approaches could have on the firm’s success. Justify why these steps would be the most appropriate in this situation.

In addition to the text, cite at least two scholarly references to support your discussion.

Carefully review the Grading Rubric (Links to an external site.) for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.