Description
Lesson 1: Strategic Alignment
Upon completion of the Required Readings, write a thorough, well-planned narrative answer to the following discussion question. Rely on your Required Readings and the Lecture and Research Update for specific information to answer the discussion question, but turn to your original thoughts when asked to apply, evaluate, analyze, or synthesize the information. Your Discussion Question response should be both grammatically and mechanically correct, and formatted in the same fashion as the question itself. If there is a Part A, your response should identify a Part A, etc. In addition, you must appropriately cite all resources used in your responses and document in a bibliography using APA style.
Discussion Question 1 (25 points)
Balkin and Gomez-Mejia (1990) report a study that claims support for the strategic perspective of compensation (see your Required Readings for citation of their article). In Chapter 1 of your text, Milkovich and Newman (2004) provide three (3) guidelines for interpreting the value of academic research. Evaluate the article by Balkin and Gomez-Mejia (1990) according to these standards and draw a conclusion on the key managerial implications of their report. (25 points) (A 1½-page response is required)