Essays about: "CEO stock options"

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1. 1. The Innovation Game: A study of the relationship between CEO compensation and R&D spending

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

   Author : Joakim Edlund; Andreas Olsson; [2023]
   Keywords : CEO; Compensation; Risk-taking; Research Development; Options;

   Abstract : While previous research has examined how CEO compensation influences managerial behavior, little is known about whether and how compensation influences R&D spending decisions. Because theoretical models predict that CEOs are disincentivized to undertake projects with uncertain long-term payoffs, scholars argue that CEO compensation should be linked to long-term performance. READ MORE

3. 2. CEO stock option wealth and strategic risk-taking: a behavioural agency perspective

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för redovisning och finansiering

   Author : Mengjue Tan; Yunge Liu; [2020]
   Keywords : CEO stock option wealth; Behavioural agency model; Managerial strategic risk-taking; Bankruptcy likelihood;

   Abstract : This study builds on the behavioural agency model to investigate the relationship between CEO stock option wealth and managerial strategic risk taking. This study reveals that stock options may both positively and negatively influence CEO's strategic risk taking, depending on whether they are exercisable or unexercisable, and depending on how much the accumulated cash value and prospective value is. READ MORE

4. 3. CEO Incentives and firm risk: in the context of cross-listing

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : William Lennartsson; Harley Ljungdahl; [2019]
   Keywords : CEO compensation; CEO incentives; Stock options; Firm risk; Black-Scholes; Delta; Vega; Agency Theory; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : This research aims to investigate the relation of CEO compensation, especially how the sensitivity of CEO wealth to stock return volatility (vega), but also how the sensitivity of CEO wealth to stock price (delta) affects the risk of the firm. Moreover, these relations are investigated in the context of cross-listing to examine whether there are differences between US-only listed firms and those that are dual listed. READ MORE

5. 4. An investigation into interlinkages between CEO compensation and firm risk

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Chaitra Harish Bhat; Thordis Sveinsdottir; [2016]
   Keywords : CEO compensation; Incentives; Bonus; Stock options; Risk management; Firm risk; Firm size; Firm Leverage; Corporate governance; Agency theory; Managerial power theory; Regression analysis.; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Purpose: The purpose of this research is to do an investigation on the interlinkages between CEO compensation and the firm risk. It further intends to see in particular, whether the firm risk has been interlinked with components of compensation like CEO’s incentive/bonus and stock options. READ MORE

6. 5. CEO Compensation Structure and Firm Performance : Evidence from the auto industry

   University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/IHH, Företagsekonomi

   Author : Evgenia Dimitrova; Adam Hartman; [2015]
   Keywords : CEO compensation structure; pay-performance relationship;

   Abstract : CEO pay-performance relationship is a topic that has been largely discussed and researched. Questions still remain on precisely how CEO remuneration is related to company performance. Recently, attention has shifted from how much executives are paid to how they are paid. READ MORE