Human Resource Management 2002

International compensation practices: a ten‐country comparative analysis

Kevin B. Lowe¹; John Milliman²; Helen De Cieri³; Peter J. Dowling^4,5,6

¹ University of North Carolina at Greensboro · ² University of Colorado Colorado Springs · ³ Monash University · ⁴ University of Tasmania · ⁵ Banner Thunderbird Medical Center · ⁶ Division of Human Resource Management

Abstract

This article presents a comparative study of compensation, by exploring nine items which measure pay and benefits practices in ten locations (nine countries and one region). First, similarities and differences in employee compensation are examined. Second, emerging issues for international compensation are identified. Third, gaps are identified between current practice and employee preferences for future compensation. Overall, the results of this study provide some support for previous research, although a number of counterintuitive findings are identified with respect to the ways in which culture might be expected to impact employee preferences for cross‐cultural compensation practices. The research suggests several challenges for compensation practice and directions for future research.

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10.1002/hrm.10019

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