Jerry Newman (B.A., U of Michigan; M.A., Ph.D, U of Minnesota) is Distinguished Professor of Organization and Human Resources at the State University of New York at Buffalo.

George T. Milkovich is the M. P. Catherwood Professor at the ILR School, Cornell University. He studies and writes about how people get paid and what difference it makes. People's compensation has been his interest for over 30 years. His research has resulted in numerous publications. Four have received national awards for their contributions.