Lussier, Human Resources Management 3e
SAGE Publishing, 2019
Discussion Questions
Chapter 11: Compensation Management
1. The concept of comparable worth holds that if we can compare your job with that of another person
and they are similar, we should pay you a similar wage, which makes this concept much broader than
equal pay (which is equal pay for equal work). As an employee, would you rather work for an employer
that held to the concept of comparable worth or equal pay? How about as a manager?
3. In breaking down base pay versus incentives, we look at whether our organization is going to have a
performance philosophy or a longevity philosophy. Some companies pay people more for longevity or
seniority, meaning accumulating years of service with the firm. Other companies, however, pay more for
performance—for completing certain tasks or doing certain things faster or better than average, not just
for being there and being loyal to the firm. Thinking about organizations that you have worked for in the
past, did they employ a performance philosophy or a longevity philosophy? If you were the leader of an
organization, which philosophy would you use to incentivize employees?
4. Evidence still shows that women make about 79% of what men do on average across all industries in