Compensation Benefits/Religious Organizations
1. Compensation Management
Human Capital
Zachary Wagner
Martocchio (2020) defines human capital as “sets of collective skills, knowledge, and abilities that employees can apply to create value for their employees” (p.5). Companies can plan better for production goals when they understand the employees’ skills. Cooke et al. (2022) argue for companies to formulate their objectives around the skills and abilities of their workers and learn to embrace automation and artificial intelligence capabilities. Because of technological advancements, companies have opportunities to begin operating without the need for human employees; however, they are still the lifeblood of the company and need to feel valued by the company. Choudhary et al. (2020) advocate for companies investing in employees as they need to feel wanted, needed, and valued by the company and learn skills that benefit the company in a dynamic and competitive environment.
Additionally, Chen and Peng (2019) discuss essential employee traits beneficial for their success in the work environment and mention how employee dedication can benefit the company has commitment to the employees. Employees need to do their part and seek to find ways to improve to meet the changes in technology and customer demands. The Bible discusses how employees should view their job skills and performance as it states, “And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as the Lord, and not unto men” (King James Bible, Colossians 3:23). Viewing everything one does as a serving God may change the viewpoint and allow Biblical worldview to formulate a person’s perspective. Beltrán-Martín et al. (2022) emphasize the importance of employee commitment and organizational buy-in as crucial factors influencing employee engagement and job performance. Employees need to desire to grow in their abilities and find areas of improvement to meet the changing business environment.
Furthermore, Hassan et al. (2021) encourage companies to assess hiring needs and seek to hire the right employees for the positions needed. Taking time to find the best candidates in the recruitment stage of the hiring process aids in the talent management endeavor, positioning the company toward potential profitability. De Winne et al. (2018) discuss the benefits companies receive by reducing employee turnover by utilizing the strengths of the employees and a shared commitment between employees and the company who team together while sharing goals.
Lastly, Martocchio (2020) discusses merit-based pay as paying employees correctly for their skills and abilities by formulating a compensation system benefiting employee training and development advancement. When the employees see how they could receive additional pay by learning new job tasks, they may desire to learn new things. Promotion and a job change to an area that the employee desires may be the encouragement the employee needs to improve his job skills. Gerhart and Feng (2021) discuss internal promotion as motivating employees to learn new skills. When these employees see that options exist for them to learn new things and have a possibility of promotion, it may be the motivator necessary for them to desire to learn new things.
Conclusion
Merit-based pay aids in employee retention and employee engagement. Hiring the best employees for the job tasks aids the company in completing workplace goals, while hiring the wrong employee may cause excessive employee turnover. Understanding what skills and abilities employees possess aids the company in making correct production goals. Embracing technological advancements benefits the company and employees as new ways of operating inside a business exist, and considering them benefits both employees and companies.
References
Beltrán-Martín, I., Guinot-Reinders, J., & Rodríguez-Sánchez, A. M. (2022). Employee psychological conditions as mediators of the relationship between human resource management and employee work engagement. International Journal of Human Resource Management, 34(11), 2331–2365. https://doi.org/10.1080/09585192.2022.2078990
2. Compensation Management
(Original Content Only) (350 words per reply) (APA citations)
(In-text citations are a must) (must integrate biblical scripture into topic)
Must list book as source: Martocchio, J. J. (2020). Strategic compensation: A human resource management approach (10th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson
*Each reply must incorporate citations in current APA format from the textbook, at least 2 scholarly sources, and 1 integrated Bible verse. Any sources cited must be peer-reviewed and have been published within the last five years.
Leah Proper
Cost of Living Adjustments
A customary practice within organizations is annual reviews. During an employee annual review, a common topic is compensation for the next fiscal year. From previous years the typical raise is three percent. The Cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) are two to three percent annually (Martocchio, 2020). The COLAs represent a change in an employee’s compensation that is based off the Consumer Price Index (CPI) (Martocchio, 2020). The CPI is a critical component in the economic climate as it is an indicator for determining inflation which is the change in price for household items and other consumer commodities (Nguyen et al., 2023, para. 1). Furthermore, the CPI is the foundation for government decisions to adjust welfare, social security, and salary raises (Nguyen et al., 2023). COLAs are a crucial part of the compensation strategy within organizations. COLAs can help the company ensure they are maintaining a loyal workforce and supporting their employees appropriately. The book of Deuteronomy 24:14-15 states, “You shall not oppress a hired worker who is poor and needy, whether he is one of you brother or one of the sojourner’s who are in your land within your towns. You shall give him his wages” (English Standard Version, 2024). Organizations need to ensure that they are adequately always taking care of their employees. If a hired worker is dependent on their wages to sustain a level of living it is crucial for companies to review the CPI and recommend an increase of COLAs nationally. A study sought to see the impact of large minimum wage increases. This type of research has not been completed in the past due to the lack of significant minimum wage increases. The study’s finding suggests that large minimum wage increases are most pronounced in industries and plants that are strongly affected by the current minimum wage (Bossler et al., 2019). Minimum wage increases are also a notable part of debate conversations in political rallies.
Cost of Living Adjustments within Unions
While researching COLAs and CPI there were many studies of compensation management within unions. One study found that unionized employees demand a form of rent-sharing therefore creating an environment where unionized firms could manage earnings downward (Lin et al., 2022). COLAs are common mostly among workers within unions as unions go to great lengths to maintain their workers’ continuous support (Martocchio, 2020). First Timothy 5:18 states, “For the Scripture says, you shall not muzzle an ox when it treads out the grain” (English Standard Version, 2024). The employees and employers within unions have expectations of each other. Unions can only survive if the employer and employees communicate their needs to each other. As followers of Christ, we need to ensure laborers are paid fairly and inline with, or above the current cost-of-living. If we muzzle employees via their wages their level of commitment and support for the organization will the entire organization from their mission. As human resource professionals it is critical that COLAs and CPI are reviewed to help allow the company either promote their employees, give a higher compensation, or potentially give bonuses.
References
Bossler, M., Oberfichtner, M., Schnabel, C. (2019). Employment adjustments following rises and reductions in minimum wages: New insights from a survey experiment. Labour, 34(3), 323-346. https://doi.org/10.1111/labr.12168Links to an external site.
3. Christian Theology
(Summary of transcript) (Summary of Zoom Meeting) (300 words)
Okay, good evening class, I hope you all are doing good, I hope you all are doing well today and we’re thankful to God for the progress that we’ve made so far, we are just about to conclude this course, it’s been a wonderful, great experience journeying with you in this course and we are now in week seven and we pray that the grace that has led us to this point will be the same grace that will continue to lead us to the very end. Amen? Amen. Okay, let’s go ahead and open with a word of prayer and then we will begin with our session for today.
Let us pray. Heavenly Father, we love you. Yes.
We trust you. Yes. We believe in you, oh God.
Yes. We know that without you we can do nothing, but with you all things are possible. We know that unless you build, he who builds, builds in vain and so we trust you.
We pledge our allegiance to you, oh God. Just as the branches can do nothing without the vine, we profess that we can do nothing without you. So God, please help us.
Help each student in this class, thus far by your grace and onwards by your grace. I ask that you meet each student at the point of their need. You know the areas where they are struggling.
You know the challenges that they are currently facing. So I intercede for them, oh God, and I ask that you help them, for you are our help. You are our rock and our redeemer.
You are our ever-present help in times of trouble. We ask that you go before us in tonight’s session, so that everything that we will discuss tonight will be led by your spirit and that by the end of this Zoom session, your name will be glorified and our joy made complete. In Jesus’ mighty name we have prayed.
Amen. Amen. Amen.
Amen. All right. This is our last Collaborate session for this class and we will be looking at the doctrine of the last things.
We will look at eschatology. But again, in week seven, the module for week seven is ecclesiology and I encourage you to watch my video lecture on ecclesiology, if you’ve not already done so, as it covers some important points, important concepts about ecclesiology that you should be aware of. Subjects such as the characteristics of the church, the ordinances of the church, the ministries of the church, the government of the church, and so pay attention to that video as it will provide you with the essential information you need and knowledge and understanding about the doctrine of the church.
So what I want us to do today is, since next week is week eight and we will be looking at the doctrine of the last things or what is yet to come, I want our meeting to focus on that. So I want us to touch on some important points about eschatology to give you the perspective that you should have as we round up this class. So that’s the objective.
Now, among the topics of interest within Christian theology, the doctrine of the last things or eschatology is one of those very controversial and complex doctrines. And many scholars speculate and it’s been one of the major bones of contention among many theologians and many scholars given how the Bible treats it, that the way the Bible talks about eschatology, especially in the book of Revelation, it’s very complex and confusing, often not very clear. So it’s one of those areas where there’s a lot of personal convictions, personal or what we call pocket driven theology, so to speak.
Yet this subject of the last things is nonetheless a very important subject that when we study Christian theology, we cannot conclude Christian theology without at least covering some of the essential topics on the subject of the last things or eschatology. So what we’re going to do in this lecture, we’re going to focus on the following sub themes on the subject of eschatology. We’re going to look at humankind and death.
We will look at the great tribulation. We’ll touch on the return of Christ. We will look at the judgment, the millennium, and then we’re going to end with the doctrine why the doctrine of the last things is important, why you should take it seriously as you develop your theological convictions.
So this is what we want to look at for our collaborative session for tonight. Okay. So let’s begin with humankind and death.
Humankind and death. And the question we want to address here is what happens when a man dies? What happens to a man or what happens to a woman or let’s say what happens to a human being when he or she dies? Who would like to share their presupposition on this? Okay. Your presupposition are your convictions about a subject which you have developed whether consciously or unconsciously based on what you’ve read or what you’ve heard.
These are your presuppositions about a given topic. So who would like to share their presupposition on what happens to a human being when they die? Yes, Troy. The Bible doesn’t give us a great deal of detail, but Paul does say in 2 Corinthians that to be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord.
So in whatever case, I mean, I don’t think it’s like a purgatory thing. It’s a good, pleasant thing. But when a believer dies, they’re present with the Lord in some state.
Good. Very good point, Troy. I will hear from three others and then we’ll move on.
We’ll hear from Logan and James and then Darlene in that order. Okay. So the verse that comes to my mind is when Jesus was interacting with the thieves on the cross to his right and left, and he told the one that expressed repentance and recognized that he wasn’t, he was God, that he would be with him in paradise.
So I agree with my brother, Troy, there. Okay, good. James? Yes.
Yes, Professor. When a person dies, they go to the grave and they await judgment. Now, there’s some controversy on whether judgment day in the spiritual world, I don’t know if time passes like it does for us, but they await the judgment.
And so, and once they’re judged, then they’ll go to, when judgment day comes, then either they’ll go to be with God for eternity, or either they’ll be thrown into the lake of fire. Okay. Good, good, good point.
Well explained, James. Darlene? Yes. My understanding of death, because we are made up of body, soul, and spirit, my understanding is that the only thing that goes, gets buried in the grave is our flesh.
Our spirit goes back to God and our soul goes to wherever we have prepared it to go, whether it be heaven or hell. And we’re waiting for the judgment day and after we are judged, and then our final destination, whether it be heaven or hell, will be determined by God. Okay, good.
Good point. All right. Very good answers.
Very thoughtful responses to the question on what happens when a man dies. Now let’s delve a little bit deeper on this subject. Okay.
For us to really do justice on this question, it is important for us to be clear on the components of man. Okay. There are two major schools of thought on the components of man.
Now there is the view known as the dichotomous view. The dichotomous view posits that humankind is a composite of two distinct components, namely the body and the soul or the spirit. So the soul and spirit are used interchangeably to refer to one component, the abstract component of our human essence.
So according to dichotomies, humankind is made up of concrete component and an abstract component. The concrete component is the body. The abstract component is the soul or the spirit, which the Bible uses interchangeably to refer to the same thing.
That’s why it is known as the dichotomous view. Then we have the trichotomous view. This view posits that humankind is a composite of three distinct components, namely the body, the soul, and the spirit.
Three distinct components. So how you respond to the question what happens to a man when he dies will depend on your take. So if you argue that a man is a composite of three components, body, soul, and spirit, then you must be ready to explain what happens when a person dies.
Where does a soul go to? Where does a spirit go to? Where does the body go to? But if you take on the dichotomous view, which is the view that I take, which is my view and the view of many other reputable scholars, which posits that humankind is a composite of two components, the abstract and the concrete. So from this dichotomous point of view, what happens when a man dies is if the person is righteous, his or her body, that’s the concrete part or component, remains in the grave, as some of you have just explained now, while the abstract components, that is the spirit or the soul, go to be with God. Okay.
And that’s it. So that’s a simplistic explanation from a dichotomous perspective on what happens when a man dies. But if the deceased is an unrighteous person, his or her body remains in the grave while his or her soul goes to hell.
Okay. So only two components, the abstract or the concrete. The concrete remains in the grave.
The abstract either goes to heaven, as Troy mentioned, to be absent from the body is to be with Christ. That’s what we believe. Or if the deceased was not a believer, then their soul or their spirit goes to hell.
And these are some of the passages to support this dichotomous view on what happens to man. Second Corinthians chapter five, verse eight says, yes, we are of good courage, and we would rather be away from the body and at home with the Lord. And in Luke chapter 16, we learn about the rich man and Lazarus.
And these are all biblical passages to support what happens when we die. So again, there are two views concerning the components of man. Now, those who believe that man is a composite of three distinct components would have probably a different explanation of what happens when a man dies.
But from a strictly evangelical perspective, we believe that when a man dies, their spirit goes to be with God or their soul goes to be with God if they are believers, while their bodies remain in the grave awaiting the second coming of Christ, which we are going to look at momentarily. So any question about what happens to a man when they die, especially as explained from this dichotomous point of view. So let’s move on to the great tribulation.
Now, the great tribulation, the word tribulation in itself simply means suffering or a state of great suffering. So the great tribulation is as a theological concept, which the Bible talks about. And there are two main schools of thoughts on the subject of the great tribulation.
The first school of thought is known as the pre-tribulation rapture view, that is, rapture before the tribulation. So this view holds that believers will be secretly taken into heaven upon the return of Christ prior to the great tribulation. So according to the pre-tribulation rapture view, believers will not go through the tribulation before the tribulation begins, Christ would have taken them out of this world.
Then we have the post-tribulation rapture view, the view that the rapture will only occur after the tribulation. So this view posits that believers will go through the great tribulation and after they’ve gone through the great tribulation, they will be raptured into heaven upon the return of Christ. Now, there are many serious scholars who argue in favor of the pre-tribulation rapture view, and there are also other serious scholars who argue in favor of the post-tribulation rapture view.
And there are biblical passages to support these claims, especially the post-tribulation rapture view, which says believers will go through the tribulation and then at the second coming of Christ, Christ will rescue them out of the tribulation, and then they will spend eternity with him. But I will leave that up to you to decide on what view you lean towards. Perhaps let me ask one student who subscribes to the pre-tribulation rapture view and another student who subscribes to the post- tribulation rapture view, I want you to make your pitch.
Who would like to just share with us briefly why you think that the pre-tribulation rapture view is what is most biblical or Bible centered, or why the post-tribulation rapture view is the one that you think is Bible centered? James, do you want to speak to any of these? Yes, I want to speak on the post-tribulation rapture view. I just know the Bible says that God is going to have to shorten the time of the Antichrist because if not, he will fool the very elect. And it also says that when Jesus comes back after the rapture, or after the tribulation, that his people are going to reign with him for a thousand years.
I think that’s what I had to say real short. Right, okay, good, good. Thank you for sharing that, James.
Anyone who leans more towards the pre-tribulation rapture view? Yes, Angela? Actually, I wanted to speak on the post-tribulation. So the post-tribulation, I feel like is more centered to the Bible for the fact that when you go through the tribulation, you’re still pretty much living in the flesh. You don’t understand that much.
But after the tribulation, if you survived it and made it true, that is when you will find Christ. Before tribulation, you don’t know anything. But when you went through the tribulation, it takes you to exactly where God wants you.
That’s when you can find who you are or what really the kingdom of God is all about. You know, your flesh will be destroyed and you will find Christ. Okay, good, good point.
Tessie? I tend to lean a little bit more to pre because somewhere where I’ve read before where it says that the dead in Christ shall rise first, then they which remain shall be caught up. I believe that once we die, that like you were saying earlier, you know, however we feel where our soul will be, I believe that after he brings us out of the earth at that time, then that’s when the tribulation will start. So I’m a pre-tribulation person.
Okay, good. Now let’s have someone open to Acts chapter 14 verse 22 and read. And then someone open to Revelation chapter 1 verse 9. Let’s look at that quickly.
Anyone who finds any of the verses can read. Acts 14.22 says, strengthening the souls of the disciples, encouraging them to continue in the faith, and saying that through many tribulations, we must enter the kingdom of God. Okay, so that text seemed to be suggesting that believers is through many tribulations that believers will enter the kingdom of God.
So it doesn’t seem to suggest that they will be exempt from tribulation. Revelation chapter 1 verse 9. I, John, your brother and partner in the tribulation kingdom and perseverance in Jesus, was on the east land called Athmos because of God’s word and the testimony about Jesus. Good.
So Paul, John identified himself as what? A companion, a partner in tribulation. So he had, in other words, he’s saying, we believers, we are going through tribulation and I’m not different from you. I’m one of you.
We are all going through tribulation. Okay. Romans chapter 8 verse 35.
Let’s have someone read Romans 8.35. Romans 8.35. Okay, I’m reading in the NLT, but it says, can anything ever separate us from Christ’s love? Does it mean he no longer loves us if we have trouble or calamity or are persecuted or hungry or destitute or in danger or threatened with death? Okay. Thank you. I love using the NLT for a simplified version, but I wanted to hear that word tribulation.
So can we have another translation of that on Romans? Right. Okay. He says, who can separate us from the love of Christ? Can affliction or anguish or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? Okay.
You see, that’s it. Again, that talks about the suffering that believers will go through. And Paul is saying nothing will separate us from the love of God.
No trial or tribulations will separate us from love of God. So the Christians in the first century did not think that tribulation was something that was futuristic. They understood that they were going through tribulation.
Okay. When all of the apostles died horrible deaths, some were stoned to death, some were crucified upside down, some died of sword wounds, some faced difficult circumstances. Now they were not thinking that there was going to be another type of tribulation that was to come ahead.
They understood that they were going through the tribulation. So there is more merit in leaning towards the post-tribulation rapture view. So from that post-tribulation perspective, the argument there is that we are currently going through the tribulation in a sense, and we are looking forward to the second coming of Christ.
Okay. And when Christ comes, He’s going to take us away from this life of pain and suffering, and then we will spend eternity with Him. So there is arguments in favor of the pre-tribulation rapture view, which is why it is mentioned here.
But I would want to lean more in the post-tribulation rapture view. But this is something you could write a paper on, and you can critique both perspectives and make an argument on the one that is more Bible-centered. But I would say that the post-tribulation rapture view seemed to have more biblical backing, and it makes more sense.
And I will explain further as we go why the post-tribulation rapture view seemed to be more consistent with the general biblical narrative, as I’m going to point out just in a moment. All right. I see Troy.
Let’s hear from Troy, Darlene, and Alfred, and then we’ll move on. I was just going to say real quick, I was raised in the assemblies of God, so I was always taught pre-trib. But when I read Revelation as an adult, I noticed in Revelation 13 and Revelation 14, there are places where it says this calls for patient endurance on the part of the saints.
If the saints have been raptured, then why is there a need for endurance? Right. Exactly. And ultimately, Jesus said, no man will know you’re supposed to be ready today, so I’m a pan-tripper.
If you’re ready, it’ll pan out. Right. Exactly.
Exactly. So that’s the idea. So you see, when I spoke about systematic theology the other time, when you develop a doctrine, you need to consider all the other factors.
So the post-trip fits more in the general biblical narrative, because it has that element of waiting for Christ. You know, we are going through suffering, and we are waiting for when Christ is going to come and deliver us. Now that Troy mentions that, let’s open to Revelation chapter 7, verse 13 to 14.
Revelation 7, 13 to 14, and read that real quick. It talks about believers coming out of the tribulation. Then one of the elders addressed me saying, who are these clothed in white robes, and from where have they come? I said,
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