Handbook of Organization Measurement
Compensation
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How it’s measured operationally
Beyond survey measurement, this construct is also tracked as an operational metric from records:
An employee's pay relative to an external market reference point.
RSP = Employee salary / Market median · ratio§3The math on what we know
Synthesized priors from the live registry: pooled r, studies (k), total N, top study grade, and heterogeneity. Rows flagged for heterogeneity or single-study evidence are directional, not settled — read them as a central tendency.
What compensation predicts
| Outcome | r | k | N | Grade | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Voluntary Turnover | −0.17 | 1 | 177,634 | A | single study |
| Job Satisfaction | +0.15 | 1 | 50 | A | single study |