Participant Companies
2019 Participant Companies - North America Report
Activision Blizzard, Inc.
2019 Participant Companies - International Report
Australia Activision Blizzard, Inc.
China
Finland Electronic Arts Inc.
Germany Activision Blizzard, Inc.
India Aristocrat Technologies, Inc.
Singapore Aristocrat Technologies, Inc.
South Korea Electronic Arts Inc.
Spain Activision Blizzard, Inc.
Sweden Activision Blizzard, Inc.
UK Activision Blizzard, Inc.
All Participants
Position Grids & Job Families Reported
To view a pdf of the complete list of positions reported by family and by level, please click here:
2019 Croner Software Games Position Grids
Job Families: Senior Management
Policy Data Collected and Reported
The Full Report of Results covers Policies and Practices, including the following sections:
Participant Profile
Participants
Ownership and Business Model Overview
Types of Software
Platforms
Geographic Distribution
Work Force Sizes
Start of Fiscal Year
Last Fiscal Year Revenues
Turnover
Short-Term Incentive Plans
Prevalence of Short-Term Incentive Plans
Changes to Short-Term Incentive Plans
Short-Term Incentive Plan Eligibility
Short-Term Incentive Plan Design Features
Product Development-specific Incentive Plans
Prevalence of Product Development Incentive Plans
Changes to Product Development Incentive Plans
Product Development Incentive Plan Eligibility
Product Development Incentive Plan Design Features
Dealer / Distributor Sales Incentive Plans
Prevalence of Sales Plans
Changes to Sales Plans
Sales Plan Features
Cost of Dealer / Distributor Sales Compensation
Long-term Incentive Plans
Ownership Categories for Long-Term Incentive Plan Analysis
Prevalence of Long-Term Incentive Plans
Changes to Long-Term Incentive Plans
Long-Term Incentive Plan Eligibility
Long-Term Incentive Plan Design Features
New Hire and Ongoing Grants
Stock Option Plan Vesting
Restricted Stock (Units) Plan Vesting
Long-Term Incentive Award Sizes - Publicly-traded Companies
LTI Award Sizes - Percent of Total Shares Outstanding Granted in Privately-held Company
Deferred Compensation and Selected Benefits
Deferred Compensation - Retirement Plans
401(k) Plan Characteristics
Employee Stock Purchase Plans
Time off
Insurance Programs
Other Selected Benefits
To view a sample plan design table, please click here: Sample Plan Design Table
Position Data Collected and Reported
To view sample position data, please click here:Sample Position Information - Exec, IC, Sales
The Compensation Data Report covers the following compensation elements for each position :
Number of Incumbents Reported
Number of Companies with Match
Geographic Composition
FLSA Status
Total Average Supervised
Incentive Plan Elgibility
Incentive Plan Type
LTI Elgibility
LTI Awards Received
Base Salary
Target Total Cash Compensation
Actual Total Cash Compensation
Actual Cash Awards as % of Base Salary
Annualized NPV of LTI Awards
Total Direct Compensation
Paired Comparison Postion Match Analysis for Base Salary, Actual Total Cash Compensation and Total Direct Compensation
Differentials of average pay between organization levels by job family category
Data Cuts Reported Where Applicable:
Platform
Business Model Publisher with Studios
U.S. Region Differentials reports for all positions excluding executives and Canada, compensationU.S. Selected Sub Region Differentials reports for all positions excluding executives, sales andU.S. Metropolitan Differentials reports for all positions excluding executives and Canada,Canada Province Differentials reports, for all positions in Canada excluding executives, compensationCanada Metropolitan Differentials reports, for all positions excluding executives, compensationRevenue Differentials reports, for Chief Executive Officer, compensation results by revenue category to assist participants in determining scope-related compensation.Headcount Differentials reports, for Chief Executive Officer, compensation results by revenue category to assist participants in determining scope-related compensation.Tenure Differentials reports compensation results for incumbents who have been with the company
Tools for Analysis (provided in separate tabs in Compensation Data Results Excel workbook):
Methodology and Terminology
U.S. Chief Executive Officer Revenue Regression
Paired Comparision: Position Match Analysis
Titles Matched
Custom Cut of Data For an additional fee of $550, the participant company may select a subset of companies from the full participant list for a custom cut of data. A minimum of ten companies is required.
Participation Fees
Survey Participation Fee - North America
The 2020 Participation Fee is $9,700 . The fee includes the 2020 Full Report along with the Interim Salary Budget Supplement.
Custom Cut of Data for Participants - North America 550 . A custom rerun of the data set including all data cuts is $950 .
Purchase by a Non-participant of the Current Published Report - North America
Purchase Option #1: 2019 Full Report of Results $18,400
The 2019 Full Report of Results is available for purchase is $18,400 plus a non-refundable 50% deposit of $4,850 towards the 2020 participation fee.
Total payment required to receive the 2019 Full Report of Results is $23,250 . ($18,400 purchase price plus $4,850 deposit towards 2020 participation.)
In order to receive the 2020 Full Report of Results, your company's survey submission would be due in August 2020 along with the second half participation fee payment of $4,850 due in October 2020.
Purchase Option #2: 10 Positions selected from the 2019 Compensation Data Report $4,850
Compensation data only, for up to 10 positions, from the 2019 Full Report is $4,850, plus a non-refundable deposit of 50% towards the 2020 participation fee.
Total payment required is $9,700 . ($4,850 purchase plus $4,850 deposit towards 2020 participation.)
As a committed and signed Participant for 2020, your company's survey submission would be due in August 2020 along with the second half participation fee payment of $4,850 due in October 2019. This will entitle your organization to receive the 2020 Full Report of Results.
Participation Fee - International Survey
The 2020 Participation Fee is $5,000 .
Purchase by a Non-participant of the Current Published Report - International Survey
The 2019 Results are available for purchase for $10,000, plus a non-refundable 50% deposit of $2,500 towards the 2020 participation fee. Total payment due to receive data is $12,500 .
Survey Schedule
2020 North America Survey Planning Meeting: Thursday, April 9 at Electronic Arts in Redwood City, CA2020 International Survey Planning Meeting: Thursday, April 30, at King Digital Entertainment - LondonQuestionnaire Distribution: Early JulyData Effective Date: July 1Completion Deadline: August 15t North America Full Report of Results Published: Late November International Full Report of Results Published: Late December North America Report of Results Webinar: Mid December Salary Budgets Survey Supplement: August Questionnaire Distribution, September Results Published (For U.S. companies)
Confidentiality
The Croner Company conducts this Survey as an independent third party to ensure the confidentiality and consistency of the data provided. All data are held in strict confidence and are reported only in summary form. No attribution is made to any specific data from any participating companies. The Croner Company aggregates data using DOJ "Safe Harbor Guidelines" to ensure full regulatory compliance of the Survey report. Survey reports are distributed only to participants and all participants are required to sign an agreement that confirms they will abide by our confidentiality standards.
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