Strategic Compensation and Talent Management

Jed DeVaro

ISBN 10: 1009542702 / ISBN 13: 9781009542708

Published by Cambridge University Press, GB, 2026

Strategic Compensation and Talent Management is a modern guide for managers and students navigating the complexities of pay, incentives, and workforce strategy in today's dynamic business environment. Written in a clear, conversational style, it blends real-world insights with foundational theory and invites readers to step into the manager's role to solve practical problems around attracting, retaining, and motivating talent. Expanded from 15 to 21 chapters, this second edition adds new content on performance management, remote and hybrid work, AI-driven compensation, pay transparency and evolving workforce expectations. A robust visual toolkit - including new diagrams and frameworks - enhances conceptual clarity, and all 50 real-world case discussions are now hosted online to support flexible teaching and group learning. With practical 'lessons for managers' in every chapter and a rich suite of teaching resources - including test banks, syllabi, and case materials - this text is both a classroom asset and a professional reference. Seller Inventory # LU-9781009542708

Synopsis:

Strategic Compensation and Talent Management is a modern guide for managers and students navigating the complexities of pay, incentives, and workforce strategy in today's dynamic business environment. Written in a clear, conversational style, it blends real-world insights with foundational theory and invites readers to step into the manager's role to solve practical problems around attracting, retaining, and motivating talent. Expanded from 15 to 21 chapters, this second edition adds new content on performance management, remote and hybrid work, AI-driven compensation, pay transparency and evolving workforce expectations. A robust visual toolkit – including new diagrams and frameworks – enhances conceptual clarity, and all 50 real-world case discussions are now hosted online to support flexible teaching and group learning. With practical 'lessons for managers' in every chapter and a rich suite of teaching resources – including test banks, syllabi, and case materials – this text is both a classroom asset and a professional reference.

About the Author: Jed DeVaro is the Wang Family Professor of Management and Economics at California State University–East Bay, where he teaches MBA and undergraduate businesses courses in Strategic Compensation and Reward Systems. He is a research fellow at Cornell University's Institute for Compensation Studies, a research fellow at IZA Institute of Labor Economics, a Senior Research Fellow at the Research Institute for the Finnish Economy, and an editor at IZA World of Labor. His published articles on compensation and related topics span economics, accounting and finance, strategy, organizational behavior, and human resource management.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Strategic Compensation and Talent Management
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, GB
Publication Date: 2026
Binding: Paperback
Condition: New
Edition: 2nd Edition