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Case HBS Case Collection May Susanna Gallani , Tiffany Y. Hall and Jee Eun Shin. Supplement HBS Case Collection May Case HBS Case Collection June Revised January Brian Hall and Sara del Nido. Publications Research Associate RA Positions. Business and Environment Business History Entrepreneurship.

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More from the Author Case HBS Case Collection May Buffer. Hall and Jee Eun Shin Social media company, Buffer, wanted to establish clear company values early in its growth. One of these values was a commitment to transparency in its company practices. Buffer openly shared its business strategies and fundraising decks, among lots of other information. Even when they were hacked, the company live-blogged updates to keep their users informed as the situation unfolded.

Having internally released each employee's salary and equity details with no pushback, the company now contemplated sharing compensation information transparently with the general public.

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Cite View Details Educators Related. Supplement HBS Case Collection May Buffer. Hall and Jee Eun Shin Buffer decided to release its salaries and compensation calculation formula to the public, and the public reaction was greater and more positive than they would have imagined. The company experienced both an increase in volume and a change in the kinds of inbound applications they received.

As the company continued to grow, Buffer's senior leaders continued to revise the compensation formula based on feedback both internally and from the public. Particularly, they hoped to strengthen the link between pay and performance, which in the current version of the formula was incorporated using a loosely defined "experience level" component.

However, defining clear performance metrics and experience levels was not an easy task. Cite View Details Related. Case HBS Case Collection June Revised January YAAS's Service Center Brian Hall and Sara del Nido This case is about a compensation change at an automotive service company in the Middle East.

The case allows investigation and analysis of many issues related to compensation design and human resource management, and even change management.

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The focus of the case is all the ways in which bad incentive design leads to dysfunctional behavior. In particular, a crucial issue is whether individual incentives are best or whether team incentives are best, and why.

In the B and C cases, the case rolls out in sequence as more and more information is revealed to students so the unfolding of events keeps students interested and engaged in how to solve the various problems that arise, including a near mutiny.

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