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Description

The SAS Institute is a large, growing software company headquartered in the Research Triangle in North Carolina. Founded more than 25 years ago, it has evolved a unique approach, given its industry, to developing and retaining talent including using no stock options or phantom stock and not paying its salespeople on commission. The CEO and Vice President of Human Resources must decide how well their current management practices will continue to serve them as the company gains greater visibility and faces an increasingly competitive labor market.

Subjects Covered:

Applications; Compensation; Human resource management; Incentives; Management philosophy; Organizational behavior; Organizational culture

Setting:

• Geographic: North Carolina
• Industry: Software publishing
• Company Employee Count: 5,000
• Company Revenue: $750 million revenues
• Event Year Begin: 1997
• Event Year End: 1997