Course#: 21

Category: Executive Compensation

Field of Study: Personnel/HR

Audience: HR Managers, HR Generalists

Level of Difficulty: Intermediate

Delivery Method: Self-Study

Prerequisites: Some college level courses with moderate algebraic training

Advanced Preparation: None

Overview:
This course analyzes how managerial compensation is set. We will discuss the goals and theories behind these programs, including the use of incentives, bonuses and stock options; the advantages of deferred compensation; and the use of perquisites and golden parachutes. Then this course looks at the question of whether today’s executives are really worth their ever-growing compensation packages.

Learning Objectives:

• Set goals for management performance pay
  
• Understand the uses of short-term and long-term incentives
  
• Research competitive compensation levels
  
• Explain how Compensation Committees oversee executive pay

Credit and Professional Continuing Education Information:

• Compensation Committee Certification (CCC)
• PHR/GPHR/SPHR (SHRM)
• CPE Registry Self-Study (CPAs)
• Job and Compensation Analyst (JCA)
• CPE QAS Self-Study (CPAs)
• Compensation Analyst Credential (CAC)
• CCP/CBP/GRP (WorldatWork)
• Authors

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