Compensation: A Balanced Approach covers compensation systems and practices through theory and application. Each chapter looks at compensation from both the employer and employee perspective, giving students a more holistic understanding of the role total rewards play in an organization. Authors Beverly J. DeMarr, Vicki Fairbanks Taylor, and Claudia J. Ferrante help students develop the ability to think critically and ethically about compensation decisions and their effects on both employers and employees.

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Beverly J. DeMarr, Ph.D., is a Professor of Management at Ferris State University where she regularly teaches classes in Human Resources, Compensation, and Negotiations. She received her Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior/Human Resource Management and Master of Labor and Industrial Relations from Michigan State University, MBA from Grand Valley State University, and BSBA from Aquinas College. Dr. DeMarr’s other textbooks are Compensation: A Balanced Approach (DeMarr, Taylor, & Ferrante, 2026) and Negotiation and Dispute Resolution 2e (DeMarr & de Janasz, 2019). She has also published articles in Personnel Psychology, Journal of Business Ethics, Human Relations, Public Personnel Management, the International Journal of Conflict Management, and Management Teaching Review (MTR). Dr. DeMarr is an active member of the Academy of Management (AOM) and the Management and Organizational Behavior Teaching Society (MOBTS) and regularly presents at their annual conferences. She was awarded the AOM Management Education Division’s (MED) J.B. “Ben” Arbaugh Outstanding Member Contribution & Leadership Award in 2024, MTR’s Best Pedagogical Contribution Award for 2021, and a number of teaching awards. She currently serves on the Journal of Management Education’s Editorial Review Board and is a Mentoring Program Coordinator and Executive Committee Member for MED. She also chaired AOM’s All-Academy Teaching Theme Committee from 2016-2019.

Vicki Fairbanks Taylor is an Associate Professor of Management at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania, where she regularly teaches classes in Human Resources, Leadership, and Compensation. She earned her Ph.D. in Human Resource Management from Temple University, a Master′s in Labor and Industrial Relations from St. Francis University, and a BSBA from Shippensburg University. Dr. Taylor published Experiential Exercises in the Classroom (Foster, Taylor, & Walker, 2021) in addition to numerous teaching-related articles and exercises. In 2021, she received the Best Pedagogical Contribution Award for an article published in Management Teaching Review. Dr. Taylor is an active member of the Academy of Management, Eastern Academy of Management, and the Management and Organizational Behavior Teaching Society. She presents regularly at annual conferences and has served on the Academy of Management Teaching Learning Conference, the Eastern Academy of Management Board, and the Experiential Learning Association′s Board. Dr. Taylor is a Fellow of the Eastern Academy of Management and serves as the SHRM Chapter Advisor. She also provides leadership training and organizational consulting services to local businesses.

Claudia J. Ferrante is a Professor of Management at the United States Air Force Academy where she regularly teaches classes in Organizational Behavior, Human Resource Management, and Management Consulting. She earned her B.S. in Biology from Bucknell University, MBA and Master of Health Administration from the University of Pittsburgh, and Master of Public Policy and Management and Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior from Carnegie Mellon University. Her publications include book chapters in The Economics of Aquatic Sports and Educating for Values-Driven Leadership Across the Curriculum, as well as numerous articles in journals such as Human Resource Management, Journal of Management Education, Group and Organization Management, Business Horizons, Journal of Management Policy and Practice, The Journal of Effective Teaching, Organization Development Journal, and the Journal of Engineering and Technology Management. Dr. Ferrante is an active member and annual conference presenter for the Academy of Management (AOM) and Management and Organizational Behavior Teaching Society. She was awarded the AOM Management Education Division’s (MED) J.B. “Ben” Arbaugh Outstanding Member Contribution & Leadership Award in 2024, and currently serves as AOM’s Career Services Committee Coaching Coordinator and as a Mentoring Program Coordinator for MED. In addition, Dr. Ferrante chaired AOM’s All-Academy Teaching Theme Committee from 2013-2016. She has received numerous awards for her teaching, research and service efforts.

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