Introduction to Human Resource Management
Fourth Edition
SAGE Journal Articles
Select SAGE journal articles are available to give you more insight into chapter topics. These are also an ideal resource to help support your literature reviews, dissertations and assignments.
- This article presents research to explore employee reactions to different reward strategies, contrasting the attitude of blue- and white-collar workers. It concludes that ‘job type’ constitutes an important contingency factor influencing the viability of particular reward strategies.
Howard, L. W. and Dougherty, T. W. (2004) Alternative reward strategies and employee reactions, Compensation & Benefits Review, 36 (1): 41–51.
- This short article reports on a survey of reward and HR managers in Belgium and the Netherlands regarding the prevalence and perceived outcomes of adopting flexible reward plans. It reinforces the importance of considering both the internal and external environment as part of a strategic alignment of reward management.
Baeten, X. and Verwaeren, B. (2012) Flexible rewards from a strategic perspective, Compensation & Benefits Review, 44 (1): 40–9.
- This article challenges the notion of total rewards as outdated and leading to the generic and unthinking application of uniform benefits packages. The author argues that a new approach of ‘smart rewards’ is appropriate for the contemporary context, which is rooted in core values and principles, is evidence-based and more greatly engages employees and line managers in its development.
Brown, D. and Purcell, J. (2007) Reward management: On the line, Compensation & Benefits Review, 39 (3): 28–34.
- This short discussion piece neatly summarises many of the trends associated with the shift towards more strategic and holistic approaches to reward management and design.
Chen, H.-M. and Hsieh, Y.-H. (2006) Key trends of the total reward system in the 21st century, Compensation & Benefits Review, 38 (6): 64–70.