Stock/share options

Stock/share grants

Restricted stock/shares

Performance units   

Investors and Finance want to see money spent wisely. Legal must ensure compliance, and HR and operating departments want to see their needs taken into account to attract, retain and motivate a high quality workforce.

Operating departments and HR understand the company must live within its means and Finance cannot allocate funds to a budget if it is likely that profitability will be adversely affected.

Investors want to maximize gains and want to see compensation tightly controlled and Legal needs to ensure that compensation plans do not attract undue scrutiny.

Operating departments view compensation as it applies to them, HR must balance available resources to attract, retain and motivate employees and Finance knows the value of a motivated workforce and will provide the budget necessary to achieve it.

A technician who works a scheduled shift and performs tasks as assigned according to specifications.

A computer programmer who telecommutes, uses her own equipment and works for multiple employers

An accounts payable specialist who works at the company site utilizing an internal A/P system and pays vendors according to company procedures.