In Employee Compensation, You Get What You Pay For

American Accounting Association | February 10, 2021

LAKEWOOD RANCH, FL - Feb. 10, 2021 - A study of more than 400 managers in a national hotel chain finds that the more those managers are compensated relative to their peers, the better their performance. Researchers argue that the results would hold true across industry sectors. "In many companies, employee performance is rewarded with bonuses – so companies pay for what they get out of each employee," says Jim Hesford, co-author of the study and an associate professor of accounting at the University of Missouri – St. Louis. "In this case, the company didn't pay remarkable bonuses. But we found that higher compensation results in be...