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Equity Award Amount
Equity grant dollars allocated to an employee from their decision unit's budget, pro-rated by relative multiplier.
How it’s computed
unit_budget * (employee_multiplier / sum_multipliers_in_unit)
What the evidence shows
Evidence (effect sizes, priors, validity) is syncing from Principia.
What this metric can show you
Equity 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.
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What the literature says
The measurement literature behind this signal — sourced, so you can defend it.
“Whereas cash compensation such as base salaries and incentives uses a common language to describe amounts (e.g., dollars in the United States), there are various equity vehicles as well as different ways to quantify the size and/or value of equity grants. A complete discussion…”
— The Compensation Handbook (6th ed.)match 63%
“See also shareholders’ equity.[C4, C15, C17, T1, T2, T6, T9, T11, GR1, GR4, GR7]Equity investmentA financial investment that results in an ownership position and no fixed return or guarantee of the principal amount.[B2, C6, C6A, T11]Equity theory According to this principle, an…”
— Worldatwork Handbook Compensationmatch 58%
“Because a not-for-profit corporation cannot issue stock, the equity-based rewards programs it may offer are limited to those that do not require the use of company stock (e.g., stock alternatives, 403[b]). COMPENSATION PLANS USING EQUITYEquity rewards that may be used as part of…”
— Worldatwork Handbook Compensationmatch 56%
Resources: The Compensation Handbook (6th ed.) · Worldatwork Handbook Compensation