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mercer Study on "Automotive Safety Technology": Vehicle Safety is a Growth Market: This report by Mercer provides insights to how the rapid evolution of technology over the next ten years will make automobiles much safer than ever before; Driver assistance systems promise the fastest growth rates and Equipment supplier companies will fall into two types: system suppliers and specialists. Safety Technology," which...; Tags: Mercer Management Consulting Inc., Mercer, asset based security, accident, supplier, industry; White papers
Building and Rewarding a Team to Launch a New Enterprise: A large telecommunications company spun off a data management and processing cost center into an externally competitive systems solutions provider - intending to take the new entity public within three years. Mercer was asked to identify the people, behavior, and compensation program that would ensure the new venture's success. To...; Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Mercer, human capital, staffing, data management, decision-making, compensation, telecommunications, knowledge, team, performance; Case studies
Charting a Course for Executive Leadership: A large financial services company developed a new strategic direction in response to a changing financial marketplace, but it lacked the right leadership to compete in the context of the new business design. Mercer found that the company lacked hiring practices geared to securing the right talent, criteria to identify...; Tags: Financial Planning, Workforce management, Mercer, leadership, business strategy, financial service, financial, talent, hiring, leader, training; Case studies
Combining Management Pay Programs in a Merger of Equals: Two leading telephone companies announced merger plans that would take advantage of operating synergies and allow them to compete better in the new telecommunications environment. Management immediately appointed organizational design, staffing, technology, and compensation teams to develop procedures to support the combined company's new business strategy. The compensation team quickly...; Tags: Mergers & Acquisitions, Team management, Benefits, Telecom & Utilities, Mercer, business strategy, compensation, organization design, merger, team, staffing, telecommunications, phone, environment; Case studies
Creating a Base Pay and Incentive System for an e-Subsidiary: The e-business subsidiary of a Fortune 100 company had experienced rapid growth over the first two years. It had been relying on the management and compensation systems of its parent company, but these were proving inadequate and the subsidiary was having difficulty attracting and motivating employees. Rather than piggyback on...; Tags: Web technology, E-business/E-commerce, Benefits, Mercer, compensation, e-business, benchmarking, job, dot-com, incentive; Case studies

Defining Profitability With a Compensation Plan: In the aftermath of deregulation, a regional energy company's mantra had changed: monopoly pricing and guaranteed margins were out; growth and profitability were in. After a merger undertaken to add to capabilities and increase market share, this supplier of gas, electric, hydro, and nuclear energy asked Mercer to design a...; Tags: Benefits, Mercer, compensation, nuclear energy, supplier, merger, job; Case studies
Developing Retention Strategies: A nonprofit medical center with 200 beds and 2,000 employees plus a physician network wanted to be sure of keeping key executives in the event of a change in control. Initially, the contracts were to cover pay and performance and contain clauses on severance and change in control. As the...; Tags: Workforce management, Mercer, termination, physician, board, performance; Case studies
Executing a Quick Acquisition: A chemical manufacturer planned to expand its presence outside the US by acquiring a division of a much larger US multinational. The combined entities with multiple locations in 35 countries and 25,000 employees needed to be consolidated, requiring the closure of several offices and the severance of some employees. Using...; Tags: Benefits, Mercer, employee benefit, benefit plan, database system, stock, agreement, acquisition, benefit, financial, tool; Case studies
Identifying the Root Causes of Talent Loss: A publicly owned, Fortune 500 telecommunications firm was losing needed talent. Although the company's HR (Human Resource) department was able to determine how much turnover was costing them - approximately $400 million per year - exit interviews and surveys did not yield the information that would help management correct the...; Tags: Workforce management, Mercer, talent, turnover, exit interview, Human Resources, statistical analysis, telecommunications, survey; Case studies
Preparing the Next Generation of Leadership: Over 15 years, a small trucking firm grew into a big distribution company. To meet the challenges of growing technically diverse business lines, executing an e-commerce strategy, and managing the pace of growth through acquisition, the company needed a formal executive development and succession plan. Mercer identified the competencies future...; Tags: Corporate governance, Mercer, board, leadership, acquisition, e-business, strategy; Case studies
Managing Performance to Deliver Results: To achieve 10% revenue growth, a leading professional services company had to overcome tough challenges brought by industry consolidation, global expansion, demanding clients, and more specialized competitors. Expansion and acquisitions had made US operations a patchwork of inconsistencies: client managers had varying levels of expertise and performed their jobs differently;...; Tags: Operational planning, goal-setting, Mercer, focus group, professional services, incentive, performance, acquisition, job, financial, industry; Case studies
Readying a Workforce for an IPO: To maintain its preeminence in the marketplace, a leading global manufacturer of weighing equipment and instruments made several strategic changes to its business. Mercer determined the company would need a total performance management system that was aligned with its total quality initiative and core company values. The system would outline...; Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Mercer, performance management, workforce, IPO, leadership, knowledge, team, performance, job; Case studies
Organizing a Business to Capture the Right Customers: A multi-billion-dollar national pharmaceuticals distributor wanted to capture its share of new business opportunities in an expanding market by targeting national retail drugstore chains and institutional sales, such as hospitals and long-term care facilities. National organizations within the targeted market segments require automated servicing, billing, purchasing reports, and historical information...; Tags: Sales strategy, Mercer, long-term care facility, long-term care, billing, sales, finance, customer service, Human Resources; Case studies
Reorganizing a Sales Structure to Boost Market Share in a Profitable Customer Segment: Sales were faltering for a high-tech products distributor that served large corporate retailers. This focus had allowed a main competitor to aggressively pursue and win share in the company's most profitable customer segment, Value-Added Resellers (VAR). The company recognized it needed to better serve customers' needs and buying preferences. To...; Tags: Retail, Channel management, Sales strategy, value-added reseller, Mercer, sales, compensation, job; Case studies
Aligning an Organization's Leadership Style Through Executive Education: A publisher of scientific journals, textbooks, and web-enabled research products built its business through acquisition ultimately operating in Europe, North America, and Asia. To ensure the new global company's success, management realized all senior officers would have to understand and support the company's strategy, management philosophy, and mission. Because growth...; Tags: Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate law, Mercer, acquisition, business strategy, leadership, leader, strategy, team, Web; Case studies
The Role Of The Treasurer In Enterprise Risk Management: Enterprise Resource Management (ERM) has become increasingly popular among European companies in last few years. Risk has moved up the corporate agenda as business volatility has increased, and the recent wave of governance scandals has prompted regulators and shareholders to more closely scrutinise risk and control frameworks. Treasurers clearly realise...; Tags: Treasurer, Mercer, Enterprise Resource Management, Enterprise Risk Management, Business Security, Business Operations; White papers 2006-11-13
Unlocking the Latest Asset: Building a powerful human capital strategy requires company-specific facts, measures and a process for discerning where an individual company will get the most leverage from its people. Mercer Human Resource Consulting has had access to company data - covering over a million employees. Mercer has analysed that data, which consist...; Tags: Asset, Mercer, Mercer Human Resource Consulting, Human Capital, Human Resources, Workforce Management; White papers 2005-12-14
The Conference Board Report on Executive Compensation Consulting: mercer's Point of View: Corporate governance reform continues to focus on executive compensation. The most recent addition to this discussion comes from The Conference Board, which has published Executive Compensation Consulting, a Research Working Group on Best Practices. The Conference Board convened executive compensation consultants (including Mercer) and human resource executives to identify best...; Tags: executive compensation, Mercer, consultant, best practice, board, conference, corporate governance, compensation, hiring, Human Resources; White papers 2005-11-11
The mercer Simplification Modeller: Working out the implications of pension's simplification for an organization, its pension arrangements, and individual highly-paid executives can be extremely complicated. To make the whole process easier, Mercer has developed a Simplification Modeller. This innovative and practical tool helps to explain the alternative pension options available for individual executives and...; Tags: Benefits, Mercer, tool; White papers 2005-10-03
The Seven Stages of Underwriting: Lessons From Corporate Banking Provide Insight to the Next Generation of Underwriting Performance: As managers consider how to maintain their hard-won gains as we enter the next cycle, advances in underwriting approaches and capabilities will be critical. This article foresee a seven step evolution of underwriting - integrating differentiated skills, analytical sophistication, and revised processes and organization - as insurers strive to achieve...; Tags: Mercer, credit risk management, modeling, banking, performance; White papers 2004-08-04