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Equity Multiplier
Per-employee equity weighting (by performance rating) used to allocate the unit equity budget.
How it’s computed
equity_rating_multiplier[performance_rating]
What the evidence shows
Evidence (effect sizes, priors, validity) is syncing from Principia.
What this metric can show you
Equity Multiplier 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.
“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 55%
“See also Teams allocations based on classification of, 40 benefits, 487 compensation issues for local national, 498 –500 contributions, 7 , 40 engagement of, 145 , 212 , 454 –456 pay element variations with class of, 496 perceptions from country to country, 21 with performance…”
— The Compensation Handbook (6th ed.)match 54%
“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 52%
Resources: Worldatwork Handbook Compensation · The Compensation Handbook (6th ed.)