There must be a correlation between pay and effort/ability.

Who is to blame for this gap between pay and performance?

The gap between military and civilian pay is real, even with the help from Congress in the last two years.

A link between a person's effort and his or her pay is a powerful means of improving performance.

"The disconnect between pay and performance is particularly stark" at these companies, the study noted.

Think carefully about the relationship between pay, profit and performance.

The plan also sets a goal of cutting the gap between pay for men and women.

Now, critics say the relationship between pay and performance should also hold in difficult times.

But the practice is problematic because it undermines the link between pay and performance.

How that performance is measured can mean the difference between moderate and more munificent pay.