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What compensation options are available to employers?  Describe each.  Many have argued that the most important reason for adopting incentive compensation is to communicate to employees how they contribute to the company's success.  Do you agree or disagree?  Why?The text for this course is Managerial Economics and Organizational Architecture, 5th edition by Brickley, Smith, and Zimmerman

 

 

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