Salary levels

Stereotype threat in salary negotiations is mediated by reservation salary.

Women are stereotypically perceived as worse negotiators than men, which may make them ask for less salary than men when under stereotype threat (Kray et al., 2001). However, the mechanisms of stereotype threat are not yet properly understood. The current study investigated whether stereotype threat effects in salary negotiations can be explained by motivational factors. A total of 116 business...

Salary Success Story

Budget decides salary increases

The percentage increase in faculty salaries for 1976-1977 cannot be determined until spring, according to Fr. James T. Burtchaell. university provost. Burtehaell stated yesterday that work on next year's budget has just begun. "The Budget Priorities Committee is just beginning its work," Burtchaell said. "They will be working all through the winter. We won't know about precise figures until nex...

Salary or Benefits?∗

Employer-provided benefits are a large and growing share of compensation costs. It is often efficient for employers to provide benefits because firms have a comparative advantage (for example, due to scale purchasing or tax treatment) in purchasing relative to employees. I model two factors that can affect the value created by employer-sponsored benefits — costly search for employees whose pref...

Eighth triennial toxicology salary survey.

This survey serves as the eighth in a series of toxicology salary surveys conducted at 3-year intervals and beginning in 1988. An electronic survey instrument was distributed to 5800 individuals including members of the Society of Toxicology, American College of Toxicology, and 23 additional professional organizations. Question items inquired about gender, age, degree, years of experience, cert...