This document discusses compensation management. It defines compensation as the monetary and non-monetary value provided to employees in exchange for work. Compensation has objectives like recruiting qualified employees, increasing morale, and rewarding performance. Compensation has direct elements like base pay and bonuses, and indirect elements like insurance and retirement programs. Non-monetary compensation enhances satisfaction and relationships. Compensation is important for job descriptions, analysis, and structure. Factors affecting compensation include external factors like the economy and internal factors like compensation policies and an organization's ability to pay.