Shaping the future research agenda for compensation and benefits management: Some thoughts based on a stakeholder inquiry

This article highlights some avenues for future research in the field of compensation and benefits management. In order to achieve this, the author has included multiple stakeholder perspectives. First of all, the article provides an overview of the opinions and attitudes of line managers, employees and compensation and benefits practitioners. Based on these results, and taking existing empirical research into account, the article proposes that further research be conducted on the following aspects of rewarding: (1) the external environment — and more specifically, the impacts that an ageing population, geographical differences, and the economic situation have on rewarding; (2) employee perspectives towards rewarding; (3) total rewards; and (4) reward processes and procedures, such as performance management and reward communication.