THE COMPENSATION HANDBOOK:
A State-of-the-Art Guide to
Compensation, Strategy and Design

For practical help with compensation problems, The Compensation Handbook has been professional practitioners' reference of choice for nearly 30 years. Now the book, often called "The Bible of Compensation," is fully updated for the challenges of the labor market in the new millennium.

Continuing its tradition of excellence, this edition of The Compensation Handbook offers you:

• Simple and direct answers to specific compensation problems
• Contributions from the foremost respected, trusted, and prestigious leaders in the field
• More comprehensive coverage of compensation issues than any other source
• Unique and innovative approaches not available elsewhere
• Easy-to-follow methodologies and techniques
• A road map that integrates compensation disciplines into a single cogent perspective
• Corporate best practices from many of the leading firms in the world

In addition, in this substantially revised edition, three-quarters of which is completely new, you'll find leading-edge help with issues of integrating compensation strategy with broader organizational goals … managing compensation and job evaluation in a high-tech environment … coordinating compensation with restructuring … constructing executive compensation packages … using compensation to increase productivity and employee loyalty … compensation in an international environment … and competing for employees in a tight labor market.

Written and edited by experts Lance A. Berger and Dorothy R. Berger, The Compensation Handbook also features chapters from such leading authorities as:

Steven E. Gross of William M. Mercer on "Team-Based Pay"
Patricia K. Zingheim of Schuster-Zingheim & Associates on "Rewarding Hot Talent
Thomas B. Wilson of Wilson Group on "Performance Based Rewards: What are the Best Practices?"
Bruce I. Spiegel and Trista Slobodzian of Aon Consulting on "Developing Competitive Compensation Programs"
Duncan Brown of Towers Perrin on "Relating Competencies to Pay: A Desirable or Dangerous Practice?
Pearl Meyer of Pearl Meyer & Associates on "The Changing Landscape of Board Remuneration"
Geoffery W. Latta of Organization Resources Counselors on "Expatriate Practices"
Jerry L. McAdams of Watson-Wyatt on "Non-Monetary Rewards: Cash Equivalents and Tangible Awards"

The Compensation Handbook also brings you contributions from more than 50 other leading experts - including Johannes M. Pennings, Ph.D., of the Wharton School; Jeffrey S. Hyman of Hewitt Associates; Fred Cook, Frederick W. Cook; Theresa Welbourne, Ph.D., of Cornell University; Luis R. Gomez-Mejia, Arizona State University; and Jack Zigon, Zigon Performance Group - who cover every important facet of compensation strategy and practice.

For handling compensation issues and setting compensation policies, there is no better guide than The Compensation Handbook. With the most up-to-date, expert information available, The Compensation Handbook is poised to lead practitioners into the new millennium.