MGHD28: Compensation

Search Concepts to Consider

Try different terms. Some to consider for compensation generally include employee pay, salaries and wages.

It is also recommended you look in your textbook and course notes for different components of compensation strategy, such as benefits, paid leave, equity, pay structures, base pay, incentives, and more, to come up with appropriate keywords for your search.

Concepts you may wish to include:

The name of the industry

Ex: apparel, manufacturing, banking, etc

Compensation Strategy concepts

compensation model, compensation management, benefit*, compensation plan, wage & salary administration, incentive*, bonus, reward, pay

Situational Factors concepts

psychological aspects, risk factors, success factors, sociopolitical factors, socioeconomic factors, sociocultural factors

Employee Needs concepts

consumer-driven health plans, employee involvement, participatory management, employee problems, needs analysis

"Trendy" or Current Needs concepts

trend*, business indicators, contemporary problems

Performance concepts

incentive, merit, motivation

Sustainability concepts

long term planning, strategic planning, sustainability management

Geographic location

Canada, Illinois, South Asia, etc

Additional steps

• Use the Thesaurus to identify additional keywords.
• Depending on the assignment, consider using the filters on the left to narrow down to academic and peer-reviewed resources. 

Search Examples

Many different combinations are possible.

Combining apparel concept and compensation concept

MAINSUBJECT.EXACT("Clothing industry")

AND

(MAINSUBJECT.EXACT("Wage rates") OR MAINSUBJECT.EXACT("Pay for performance") OR MAINSUBJECT.EXACT("Wages & salaries") or compensation)

Combining situational factors concept and compensation concept

("psychological aspects" OR "risk factors" OR "success factors" OR "sociopolitical factors" OR "socioeconomic factors" OR "sociocultural factors")

AND

(MAINSUBJECT.EXACT("Wage rates") OR MAINSUBJECT.EXACT("Pay for performance") OR MAINSUBJECT.EXACT("Wages & salaries") OR compensation)