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Fiv e re fe re nce s. 5 %

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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.

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.