Dr Alexander Pepper NAB4.37

This course is available on the MPhil/PhD in Management, MSc in International Employment Relations and Human Resource Management, MSc in Management and Human Resources and MSc in Organisational Behaviour. This course is available with permission as an outside option to students on other programmes where regulations permit.

The course will provide an analysis of the types of reward systems commonly used in private and public sector organisations, drawing on economic, psychological and sociological principles, covering all-employee reward, senior executive reward, fixed pay, short-term incentives, long-term incentives, benefits and pensions.

20 hours of seminars in the LT. 2 hours of seminars in the ST.

Students are expected to prepare for, and contribute to, the seminars. Seminars will include group work, preparing and giving presentations, case analyses, small group discussions, and self-assessment exercises.

Students are expected to prepare for, and contribute to, the seminars. Seminars will include group work, preparing and giving presentations, case analyses, small group discussions, and self-assessment exercises. Students will be required to prepare a 1,500 word briefing note in advance of the case study session (week 8) and will receive feedback on their understanding of the issues.

Gerhardt, B and Rynes, S (2000) Compensation in organizations, current research and practice. San Francisco, Jossey Bass. Gerhardt, B and Rynes, S (2003). Compensation: theory, evidence and strategic implications. Thousand Oaks CA, Sage. Pepper, S. (2006) Senior executive reward - key models and practices. Gower Publishing. Perkins, S and White, G (2011). Employee reward: alternatives, consequences and contexts. CIPD, London. White, G and Druker, J (2008) Reward management - a critical text. Second edition. Routledge.

Exam (60%, duration: 2 hours) in the main exam period.
Essay (30%, 2000 words).
Class participation (10%) in the LT.