Compensation Practices and Plan Effectiveness in Saudi Arabia

Compensation and Benefits Review

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 52-60

  Ramlall, Sunil ^a   Maimani, Khalid ^b   Diab, Abdulhameed ^b  

^a Kaplan University   (United States)

^b KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

compensation in Saudi Arabia; HR strategy; international compensation strategies; strategic compensation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84926381993     PISSN: 08863687     EISSN: 15523837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886368710390489     Document Type: Article

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