In many big corps, managers, or more accurately, middle managers, do not completely understand how level compensations work. At the end of the day, they manage

In many big corps, managers, or more accurately, middle managers, do not completely understand how level compensations work. At the end of the day, they manage people, but they have little control over wages, which are determined by other managers and non human factors. I'm guessing it is done that way so there is little room for favouritism and/or nepotism.