Reward Management Practices-Evidence from Constanta County, Romania

Abstract

Modern companies are aware of the importance of their human resources. The humanresources management field raised numerous research themes that have been debated in thespecialized literature. One of these themes concerns the relationship between the specific practicesregarding human resources field and the level of performance achieved by the organization and itsmembers. In this context, one important subject proved to be the reward practices used by the companiesin order to motivate and achieve a certain level of performance. The results of several specialized studies reflect a better image on this particular field within theRomanian companies. This paper intends to analyse specific issues based on an empirical study on the companieslocated in Constanta County. The use of modern reward practices such as supplementary variablepayment correlated with individual or group performances was targeted. The results indicate anarea with underdeveloped practices and challenges to be faced