Columbus Custom Carpentry:
A Compensation Case Study
By Douglas Reyes, SPHR
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instructor’s Manual
Project Team
Author: Douglas Reyes, SPHR
SHRM project contributors: Bill Schaefer, SPHR, CEBS
Nancy A. Woolever, SPHR
External contributor: Sharon H. Leonard
Copy editing: Courtney J. Cornelius, copy editor
Design: Jihee K. Lombardi, graphic designer
© 2010 Society for Human Resource Management. Douglas Reyes, SPHR
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Columbus Custom Carpentry:
A Compensation Case Study
Overview
This case presents a scenario in which a company has various internal and external
compensation equity problems. Students are asked first to analyze the status quo,
then to develop a compensation strategy and finally to create a set of grades and
pay ranges for the company. Students will perform a variety of activities that would
be required of an HR professional to assess the company’s needs and develop
appropriate solutions for the company’s strategy and environment. This case study
can be coordinated with learning modules already developed or be used with
modules that are developed specifically to feed into this experiential application of
the concepts.
This case is presented as close as practical to the way...
