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Discretionary Award Amount
Discretionary award dollars from the rating lookup plus any population-status adjustment.
How it’s computed
discretionary_table[performance_rating] + population_status_adjustment[status]
What the evidence shows
Evidence (effect sizes, priors, validity) is syncing from Principia.
What this metric can show you
Discretionary Award Amount can tell roughly 22 pre-built stories — each a designed scene the data either confirms or it doesn’t. Bring your numbers and the Story Finder runs every one of these shapes against them.
specific to compensation & benefits
A real gradient — now ask if it's pointed at value
compensation · T1
Below the market, across the board
compensation · T1
One group sits apart on a decision that should be neutral
fairness-equity · T1
Pay is drifting from plan
compensation · T1
universal shapes — any single metric can take these
A few large values are doing the talking
any focus · T1
A one-time event, not a trend
any focus · T1
It doesn't track — the premise is false
any focus · T1
It's concentrated — one group stands apart
any focus · T1
Scenes are pre-built; your data is the toggle. Browse the full deck or watch one play end-to-end in The Quiet Exodus.
Run it on your data
This metric is computed in the People Analytics Toolbox on your own numbers. See pricing — posted, no quotes.
sources: toolbox:metrics-catalog
What the literature says
The measurement literature behind this signal — sourced, so you can defend it.
“Most often it is equal to the assumed rate of inflation plus opportunity cost.[C15, T2]Discounted cash flow Calculation of the future cash flows using an assumed interest rate to determine the current cash value of those future flows.[C15, T2]Discounted restricted stock…”
— Worldatwork Handbook Compensationmatch 49%
“It normally is paid in addition to a hardship allowance premium.[C15, T9, GR7]Day-at-a-time vacationMini-vacations instead of using one full week or more.[W1, W2]De minimisCash or noncash awards, property or services offered by an employer to an employee, the value of which is…”
— Worldatwork Handbook Compensationmatch 47%
“A disqualifying disposition changes the tax treatment of the ISO so that it is taxed the same way as a nonqualified option.[C6, C6A, T11]Distribution(1) Any payment to a participant from a defined benefit (DB) plan or defined contribution (DC) plan. (2) An ordered array of…”
— Worldatwork Handbook Compensationmatch 46%
Resources: Worldatwork Handbook Compensation