Advantages promotes the link between performance and

Advantages: Promotes the link between performance and results; pay is based on
performance, makes it easy to evaluate individual employees; individuals perform at
different levels. Might motivate less productive employees to work harder
Disadvantages: May motivate undesirable employee behaviors; individuals can
use unethical behavior to achieve rewards, May not fit organizational culture, may hurt
team collaboration, many jobs have no direct output
 Group incentives (pros, cons, types)
Advantages: promotes better team work; collaboration to work together to achieve the
goal, Broadens individual outlook; employee better understands the relationship among
jobs and departments, easier to develop than individua incentive programs; one incentive
for a department of 20 is easier than 20 individual incentives.

Disadvantages: Social loafing can occur, individual output maybe discounted, group
infighting may arise which leads to conflict
 Workman’s comp, unemployment
 ERISA & Retirement Benefits
 Health Insurance Types
 Other voluntary benefits (PTO, Sick leave, gyms, food, etc.)
 Southwest case
Workplace Safety & Health :
 OSHA Basics/General Duties Clause
 Employer & Employee Responsibilities under OSHA
 OSHA Violations & Penalties
 EAPs & EWPs
 Stress (types & causes), Burnout
Ethics, CSR, & Sustainability :
 Ethics, Values, Principles (Basics)
 Ethical Approaches
 Levels of Moral Development
 Justifications for Unethical Behavior
 CSR & Sustainability (Basics)
 Theories behind CSR
 Benefits of CSR & Sustainability
 Incentivizing Ethics & Sustainability (Volkswagen)
Notable Omissions :
 Performance Review Process
 Performance Reviews – validity, reliability, feasibility, acceptability
 Statistical Biases in Performance Reviews
 Measuring Job Satisfaction
 Codes of Conduct
 Coaching & Counseling
 Major Labor Laws
 Steps in Union Organizing
 NFL Case
 Expectancy theory & equity theory
 FSLA & Child Labor
 Job Evaluations, Pay levels & structure
 FMLA, ACA, COBRA, HIPPA
 Executive Compensation
 Flexible Benefit Plans
 OSHA Inspection Procedures
 Hazardous Waste/SDS

 Ergonomics
 Workplace Security
 EA Case
 Codes of ethics
 Common Ethical Dilemmas
 Levels of CSR