Dow Scott

About

Professor Scott’s work in human resources (HR) spans global HR, talent management, HR development, compensation, incentive pay and creating highly productive teams and organizations.

His current research focuses on variety of pay (i.e., compensation) related issues including: 1) how pay programs can encourage innovation, 2) how future jobs should be rewarded, 3) how pay preferences differ across gender, age and nationality, 4) how to improve pay program by evaluating their effectiveness, and 4) how compensation professionals can support Corporate Social Responsibility.

Degrees

PhD, Michigan State University, 1979

MLIR, Michigan State University, 1974

BBA, Idaho State University, 1973

Research Interests

Determining what characterizes high performance and employer of choice organizations

Examining the impact of pay systems and incentive plans on employee and organizational performance

Retaining key and high performing employees

Finding human resource strategies, policies and practices that can be used to build company competitiveness

Identifying the elements of effective global pay strategies, policies and programs

Examining the impact of pay transparency on employee performance, commitment, retention, pay satisfaction and perceptions of pay fairness

Professional & Community Affiliations

Academy of Management

WorldatWork (formerly American Compensation Association)

Chicago Compensation Association

Human Resources Management Association of Chicago

Society of Human Resource Management

Professional Activities

Member of Chicago Compensation Association Board and Program Committee

Award grants to examine global rewards strategies, programs and policies

Conference presenter on designing effective compensation strategies and programs, retention of key employees during economic recovery, employee engagement, fair pay practices and creating high performance organizations.

Awarded grants to examine global reward programs and compensation best practices, 

Courses Taught

• Human Resource Management
• Compensation Management
• Incentive Pay Programs
• Incentive Pay and Employee Benefit Programs
• Human Resource Development / Training
• Training Needs Assessment and Evaluation
• Global Compensation and Benefits Program
• Research Seminar