Fitting The Compensation Function in an Organization’s Structure
5 Describe the fit of the compensation function in organizations.
Understanding compensation professionals’ goals requires knowing the role of HR within companies and specific HR practices, particularly how HR professionals fit into the corporate hierarchy, and how the compensation function fits into HR departments.
How HR Professionals Fit into the Corporate Hierarchy
Line function and staff function broadly describe all employee functions. Line employees are directly involved in producing companies’ goods or delivering their services. Assembler, production worker, and salesperson are examples of line jobs. Staff employees’ functions support the line functions. Human resource ...
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