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The Role of Country and the Effectiveness of Compensation Strategies in Technology-Intensive Firms

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  • Michel Tremblay
  • Denis Chênevert

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The purpose of this study was to examine the role of country and technological intensity in the choice of compensation policies, and the influence of such policies on market performance and turnover in high and low technological intensity firms. Using a survey of 602 large firms in three countries (Canada, France, Great Britain), we show that country plays a more predominant role than technology in understanding compensation policies. A second survey of 128 Canadian organizations shows that several compensation strategies are better adapted to firms in high technology environments. More specifically, we found that greater pay bonuses and emphasis on group performance incentive plans are positively associated with organizational market performance in high tech firms. Results show that extensive use of individual performance pay plans in high tech firms increases the rate of turnover, whereas the use of group incentive plans decreases the rate of turnover. Le but de cette étude est d'examiner le rôle du pays et de l'intensité technologique dans le choix des politiques de rémunération ainsi que l'influence de ces politiques sur la performance et le taux de roulement du personnel chez les entreprises à forte et faible intensité technologique. En utilisant les résultats d'une enquête réalisée auprès de 602 grandes entreprises dans trois pays différents (Canada, France, Angleterre), nous avons observé que le pays d'implantation de l'entreprise joue un rôle plus important que l'intensité technologique dans la compréhension des choix en matière de rémunération. Une deuxième enquête réalisée auprès de 128 entreprises canadiennes montre que plusieurs stratégies de rémunération sont mieux adaptées au secteur de la haute technologie qu'au secteur traditionnel. En effet, nous avons observé qu'un pourcentage de bonis annuels élevé ainsi qu'une importance accordée aux incitatifs collectifs étaient associés positivement à la performance de marché des entreprises à haute intensité technologique. Les résultats suggèrent également que l'utilisation intensive des programmes d'incitatifs individuels accroît le taux de roulement des entreprises à haute intensité technologique alors que l'utilisation des incitatifs de groupe réduit le taux de roulement.

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  • Michel Tremblay & Denis Chênevert, 2003. "The Role of Country and the Effectiveness of Compensation Strategies in Technology-Intensive Firms," CIRANO Working Papers 2003s-59, CIRANO.
  • Handle: RePEc:cir:cirwor:2003s-59
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