1. Your textbook identifies five reasons for the historical growth in the size of benefits packages. Which of these reasons still affects the growth of employee benefits today? Which actually might be current reasons for declines in the size of benefit packages?

Your response should be at least 200 words in length. You are required to use only your textbook as an in-text cited source to support your response. If information from your textbook is used in your response, it must be referenced with a full citation in APA format at the end of your entry. Both paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying in-text citations.

2. Comparing labor costs is important to the success of an organization. Discuss how costs can be managed by controlling all aspects of compensation. Be certain to discuss benefits and services, headcount, hours worked and skills used, and the average cash compensation.

Your response should be at least 200 words in length. You are required to use only your textbook as an in-text cited source to support your response. If information from your textbook is used in your response, it must be referenced with a full citation in APA format at the end of your entry. Both paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying in-text citations.

3. You are a supervisor in a company that is a low payer relative to your competitors. What are some things that you can do to increase the likelihood that workers will feel fairly treated? Do you feel that doing these things will improve the manner in which the workers treat internal and external customers? Why or why not?

Your response should be at least 200 words in length. You are required to use only your textbook as an in-text cited source to support your response. If information from your textbook is used in your response, it must be referenced with a full citation in APA format at the end of your entry. Both paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying in-text citations.

4. Explain why it is important for an organization’s pay model to coincide with its strategic plan. Describe methods a company can employ to make sure this occurs.

Your response should be at least 200 words in length. You are required to use only your textbook as an in-text cited source to support your response. If information from your textbook is used in your response, it must be referenced with a full citation in APA format at the end of your entry. Both paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying in-text citations.

5. Credible reference materials, including your course textbook(s), may be used to complete the assessment.
6. In-text and reference citations are required for all written responses.
7. Milkovich, G. T., Newman, J. M., &Gerhart, B. (2014). Compensation (11th ed.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill/Irwin