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International compensation practices: a ten‐country comparative analysis
Author(s) -
Lowe Kevin B.,
Milliman John,
De Cieri Helen,
Dowling Peter J.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
human resource management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.888
H-Index - 94
eISSN - 1099-050X
pISSN - 0090-4848
DOI - 10.1002/hrm.10019
Subject(s) - counterintuitive , compensation (psychology) , best practice , business , public relations , political science , economics , psychology , management , social psychology , philosophy , epistemology
Abstract This article presents a comparative study of compensation, by exploring nine items which measure pay andbenefits practices in ten locations (nine countries and one region). First, similarities and differencesin employee compensation are examined. Second, emerging issues for international compensation are identified.Third, gaps are identified between current practice and employee preferences for future compensation. Overall, theresults of this study provide some support for previous research, although a number of counterintuitive findingsare identified with respect to the ways in which culture might be expected to impact employee preferences forcross‐cultural compensation practices. The research suggests several challenges for compensation practiceand directions for future research. © 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.