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Compensation Strategies (compensation + strategy)

Distribution by Scientific Domains

Business, Economics, Finance and Accounting	50%
Engineering	33%

Selected Abstracts

On the compensation of non-active current components of three-phase loads with quickly changing unsymmetry

EUROPEAN TRANSACTIONS ON ELECTRICAL POWER, Issue 5 2001
V. Staudt
Some types of loads, like arc furnaces, present a special challenge to compensation strategies. They vary quickly and have a very high rated power. For example the arcs of an arc furnace are not burning continuously especially when starting the melting process. This causes variations of the line voltage with frequencies well below the line frequency commonly known as voltage flicker. Because of cost efficiency the energy storage capability of compensators for the mitigation of voltage flicker effects can still only be small compared to the energy taken by the arc furnace during one period of the line voltage. This paper discusses the use of a compensation tool which quickly detects negative sequence current components in comparison to the calculation of an equivalent conductance using the so-called FBD method (Fryze-Buchholz-Depenbrock method). Simulations are used to demonstrate the advantages and disadvantages of the tool for detecting negative sequence current components. It is shown that the quick detection and compensation of negative sequence current components can reduce the amount of voltage flicker considerably. [source]

Organizational learning and compensation strategies: Evidence from the Spanish chemical industry

HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, Issue 3 2005
Pilar Jerez-Gómez
This study explores the role of compensation strategies in promoting organizational learning capability. By analyzing a sample of 111 Spanish firms from the chemical industry, we highlight how compensation strategies can be used to influence employees' commitment to learning and shape their understanding of the overall purpose of the organization. We also show that inappropriate strategies can lead to short-term efficiencies but damage longer-term learning. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. [source]

The craniocervical flexion test: intra-tester reliability in asymptomatic subjects

PHYSIOTHERAPY RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL, Issue 3 2010
Gill James
Abstract Background and Purpose.,The deep neck flexor muscles (DNFs) stabilize the cervical spine and cervicogenic pain appears to adversely affect their endurance capacity. They are inaccessible to direct palpation, thereby making assessment difficult. However, the cranio-cervical flexion test (CCFT) provides an indirect method of assessing the endurance capacity of the DNFs. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the intratester reliability of the CCFT in asymptomatic subjects.,Method.,The clinical protocol of the CCFT was measured on two occasions with 7 days between measurements. Prior to testing, participants were trained and compensation strategies were corrected. Nineteen asymptomatic participants (mean age 24.9 years; range 22,36) were recruited.,Results.,The test had excellent intratester reliability (intraclass correlation coefficient = 0.983; standard error of the mean = 8.94; smallest real difference = 24.7). A Bland and Altman's limits of agreement analysis confirmed the high reliability of the test.,Conclusion.,The CCFT results demonstrated excellent intra-tester reliability in asymptomatic subjects, thus contributing to the normative data regarding the test. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [source]

Seismic tests on reinforced concrete and steel frames retrofitted with dissipative braces

EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING AND STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS, Issue 15 2004
F. J. Molina
Abstract Seismic tests have been conducted on two 3-storey structures protected with pressurized fluid-viscous spring damper devices. One of the structures was a reinforced concrete frame with clay elements in the slabs, while the other one was a steel frame with steel/concrete composite slabs. The spring dampers were installed through K bracing in between the floors. The tests were performed by means of the pseudodynamic method, which allowed the use of large and full-size specimens, and by implementing a specific compensation strategy for the strain-rate effect at the devices. The test results allowed the verification of the adequacy of the attachment system as well as the comparison of the behaviour of the unprotected buildings with several protected configurations, showing the benefits of the application of the devices and the characteristics of their performance. The response of the protected structures was always safer than that of the unprotected ones mainly due to a significant increase of equivalent damping. The increase in the damping ratio depends on the level of deformation. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [source]

When Changing from Merit Pay to Variable/Bonus Pay: What Do Employees Want?

PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT QUARTERLY, Issue 4 2004
Jeremy B. Fox
ABSTRACT This study examines potential responses to a change in an employee reward system from permanent merit pay increases to one-time bonus payments. Removing long term risks associated with escalating pay is an increasingly common compensation strategy. Often overlooked, however, are employee perceptions of reward fairness under such conditions of change. Receiving lump sum payments in lieu of permanent merit pay increase may de-motivate employees. There has been little or no research conducted on this topic. In this study, using samples of practicing HR managers and university students, an equity questionnaire gathered data on the perceived equivalence between a permanent merit pay increase and what might be demanded by employees as a single payment in its replacement. An analysis of the data collected indicate an approximate 1:2 ratio is needed, such that a proposed lump-sum payment of $2400 would be perceived as a fair replacement for a permanent merit pay allocation of $1200 per year. Our research indicates that this 1:2 ratio holds for both high and low job satisfaction levels. [source]