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Compensating Effort Instead Of Achievement – Wrap Up
Tue, Apr 4, 2004
by Drew McManus
The series of articles on executive compensation versus base musician salary has generated a great deal of interest and email responses from readers. Many of you wrote in with some very good questions.
An Interview With Baltimore’s James Glicker
Mon, Apr 4, 2004
by Drew McManus
A Short Aside: I know some of you planned to read the wrap up article for the Compensating Effort Instead Of Achievement series today. Don’t worry, it will be up tomorrow. I had the opportunity to talk with James Glicker, president-elect for the Baltimore Symphony Orcehstra, via telephone last Friday April 9th, merely hours after the
Compensating Effort Instead Of Achievement Part 3
Fri, Apr 4, 2004
by Drew McManus
Today we continue to Part 3 of our examination of executive compensation. We’ll be covering the salaries for executive directors and base musicians for 23 ROPA ensembles. The following chart details these figures: Sorry, but this chart is no longer available. According to these figures, an average ROPA executive director earns approximately 644% more than
Compensating Effort Instead Of Achievement Part 2
Thu, Apr 4, 2004
by Drew McManus
To continue where we left off in yesterday’s article, the following chart lists the 2001 annual salaries(excluding benefits, etc.) for executive directors and base musicians for 44 ICSOM ensembles. Sorry, but this chart is no longer available. According to these figures, an average orchestra executive director earns approximately 325% more than a musician making base salary.
Are We Compensating Effort Instead Of Achievement?
Wed, Apr 4, 2004
by Drew McManus
NPR radio programming is a wonderful source for news and commentary that is otherwise left out by mass media news reporting. While out driving on Monday, April 5th, I was listening to NPR’s Marketplace. They conducted an interview with the author of a recent study released by Northeastern University entitled “The Unprecedented Rising Tide of
