B: COMPANY RESEARCH (Word Count – 750 to 850)
Company Performance & Link to Rewards/Compensation Plan
Analyse the companies’ 2012 and 2013 financial performance using appropriate financial measures.
Investigate whether the two chosen companies link their SPMS measures/targets with executive
rewards/compensation plans. Your analysis and discussion should explain how the companies have either
succeeded or failed to strengthen their competitive advantage over the 2-year period you have examined.
note: two companies: 1. Commomwealth Bank , 2 BHP Billiton
Criteria for marking:
2. Company Performance & Link to Rewards System
= Financial performance analysis
= Investigating link to rewards system
= Explaining whether companies succeed/fail to
strengthen competitive advantage
3. Proper references used (cite as you write)
Referencing and other requirements:
For Section B, you may use annual reports, sustainability report, shareholder reviews,
company websites and library databases such as FinAnalysis, DatAnalysis and Factiva.
(Another 10 to 20 articles are expected.)
• Use Harvard referencing style throughout your report.