Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Strategic reward : what it means -- Reward strategy : purpose and content -- Strategic reward and performance -- Engagement and organizational commitment strategies -- The reward environment -- Reward strategies in a knowledge economy -- Reward strategies in a service-based economy -- Developments in reward management -- Developing reward strategy -- Implementing reward strategy -- Role of the front line manager in managing reward -- The strategic and multiple roles of the reward professional -- Communicating reward strategy : from telling and selling to envolving and engaging.

In this reprint (2006) aimed at reward practitioners and managers, human resource professionals, and postgraduate students, the authors describe how to create a reward strategy in an organization to improve employee motivation and performance. They take into account the recent shift in the concept in the UK and cover the purpose and content of reward strategies, their connection to performance, engagement and organizational commitment strategies, different techniques for knowledge and service-based economies, implementation, the roles of the front line manager and reward professional, and communication. Case studies of Land's End, Nationwide, Lloyds TSB, GlaxoSmithKline, and Unilever are included. Armstrong, formerly with the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, is currently an independent management consultant and associated with e-reward. Brown is associated with the Institute for Employment Studies. Annotation ©2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com.