Bridging the gap: Applying analytics to address gender pay inequity

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Anderson, David; Bjarnadottir, Margret Vilborg; Ross, David Gaddis
• 署名单位: Villanova University; University System of Maryland; University of Maryland College Park; State University System of Florida; University of Florida
• 刊物名称: PRODUCTION AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
• ISSN/ISSBN: 1059-1478
• DOI: 10.1111/poms.13944
• 发表日期: 2023
• 页码: 1846-1864
• 关键词: case study; COMPENSATION; demography; GENDER; human resources; PAY EQUITY; pay gap; RACE

摘要

Employers are under increasing pressure from regulators, investors, and their own employees to address gender pay inequity in their compensation structure. However, managers tasked with measuring and closing gender and other pay gaps have few helpful quantitative tools at their disposal. We design and implement an algorithm that measures whether an employer has a pay gap and suggests salary adjustments to close it, all while supporting the employer's goals with respect to equity, culture, and incentives in its pay structure. We present our approach through a case study of one of the first firms we worked with. We also discuss the application of the approach at other organizations ranging from 75 to 130,000 employees. Our work not only provides management personnel with an accessible solution to a problem of growing social and practical importance but also demonstrates how the operations management toolkit may be applied to improve human resources management and address an important social problem.