AIHR

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Variable compensation, also known as variable pay , is supplementary compensation typically tied to performance goals measured by specific metrics. Lowering fixed costs: Variable pay programs allow you to lower base salaries because you’re offering employees the prospect of earning additional money.

Compensation 130

Compensation Metrics Benefits Benchmarking 130

Chief Executive

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Since shareholder value is driven by investor expectations of future cash flow and EP growth (See S&P 500 Warranted Value of Discounted Economic Profits vs. Actual Traded Value chart, below), EP has been used as the profitability metric for AlixPartners’ Automotive Value Creation study.

Cash Flow 52

Cash Flow Manager Fixed Costs Metrics 52

Chief Executive

AUGUST 4, 2022

And the already significant fixed costs of adding staff are only getting steeper. Every other week, he meets with his talent acquisition team to review the pipeline and the dashboard of metrics on what the market demands are, what they’re searching for, how they are doing in terms of speed and agility of hiring and how it’s changing.

Recruitment 98

Recruitment Marketing Fixed Costs Retention 98

AIHR

JUNE 1, 2021

Phillips added a fifth level, which is return on investment (ROI) – a metric that is incredibly valuable for HR leaders to demonstrate to decision-makers the importance of training. For example, using cost-benefit analysis for a training program can determine if the money invested in training has had any impact. .

ROI 52

ROI Implementation Retention Employee Engagement 52

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 5, 2017

However, firms can efficiently increase margin growth without much revenue growth by managing to squeeze out their fixed costs to service the same level of output. McKinsey’s margin growth measure classified firms that report higher earnings growth than revenue growth as myopic.

Metrics 11

Metrics Cash Flow Revenue Compensation 11

Harvard Business Review

MAY 19, 2015

That gave it a steadier cash flow to cover the costs of its large fixed cost investments, but did not eliminate the unused capacity of plants dedicated to one kind of product. Headquarters provides accountability and perhaps better metrics than the divisional managers might otherwise have.

Cash Flow 15

Cash Flow Engineering Fixed Costs Sales 15

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 11, 2016

This arrangement is often complicated by inconsistent decision criteria: purchasing wants the lowest price and a fixed cost, whereas the business or operation wants the best resource, a good cultural fit, and enough flexibility in the contract to allow for changes in scope or strategy. What metrics are used, and are they reasonable?

Administration 14

Administration Fixed Costs Benefits Manager 14