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Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach

School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies

Cornell University

16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky

New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau

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WorldatWork (Total Rewards Association)

White Paper

 

LEVERAGING A GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM FOR BETTER COMPENSATION DECISIONS [December 2013, online February 2014]

By Justin Hampton, CCP

http://www.worldatwork.org/waw/adimLink?id=74770

[full-text, 12 pages]

 

Organizations with a workforce that is spread across a large geography are faced with the challenge of maintaining competitive

job rates in local markets. For companies with a large operational workforce, even slight changes in pay rates can result in significant payroll expenses.

Leveraging a Geographic Information System (GIS) helps the compensation administrator better understand

the local market and remain competitive. This white paper is intended for organizations with a large geographic presence that market price jobs or review

market data at a local level.

 

 

CONTENTS

4 | Overview

5 | Geographic Information Systems

6 | Populating a Geographic Information System With Data

7 | Using GIS to Ensure Internal Equity Within a Region

8 | Implementation of a Geographic Information System

9 | Limitations

10 | Conclusion

11 | About the Author

 

 

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