Profiles 39 companies that have successfully linked compensation to achievement. These original case studies reveal how each company devised its own blend of salary systems, incentive and bonus programs, personnel recognition, and other rewards to recognize superior work and motivate high performance. Companies profiled include Saturn Corporation, Starbucks Coffee, and Amazon.com. Explains why each company needed to change, and how it developed a reward program to support those changes. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknew.com)