Essays about: "CEO remuneration"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 25 essays containing the words CEO remuneration.

  1. 11. Equity-Based Remuneration for Swedish CEO's

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för företagande och ledning

    Author : Mikael Ehne; [2013]
    Keywords : Executive Compensation; Long-Term Incentive Programs; Share-Based Remuneration; Agency Theory; Institutionalism;

    Abstract : This study examines the underlying reasons for observed relative differences in the use of equity-based remuneration for Swedish CEO's. Adopting a qualitative approach, the empirical foundation of the paper is interviews with key decision-makers in the area, namely directors of large public firms and institutional shareholder representatives. READ MORE

  3. 12. Do executives get appropriate compensation? : Evidence from intellectual capital perspective

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Yamin Xie; [2013]
    Keywords : Executive compensation; intellectual capital; pay-contribution; free-rider problem;

    Abstract : This paper presents an empirical analysis of top executive compensation from intellectual capital perspective using data from US listed companies and aims to examine whether executives get appropriate compensation. I propose a pay-contribution compensation scheme and extend previous research on agency theory, by exploring how executive compensation contract design may be based on the firm’s intellectual capital (IC). READ MORE

  4. 13. Disclosure of CEO bonus plans : A study of twenty leading EU banking companies

    University essay from IHH, Företagsekonomi

    Author : Angela Chroscik; Malin Lake; [2013]
    Keywords : Annual bonus plans; Remuneration; Chief executive officer; Disclosure; Transparency; Banking companies; Corporate governance; Managerial power theory; Rent-extraction;

    Abstract : The CEO bonus of banking companies has become a hot media topic around the world accelerated by the recent financial crisis of 2007-2008 where the excessive pay and risk-taking in the banking sector were recognized. This has raised public concerns around executive remuneration and the transparency of the companies. READ MORE

  5. 14. The effectiveness of CEO incentive systems in Swedish Corporate Governance. What is the firm value added by CEO option ownership?

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Ylva Santesson Nicolae; [2012]
    Keywords : CEO remuneration; equity-based compensation; options; incentive system; interest alignment; firm performance; shareholder wealth; corporate governance; agency theory;

    Abstract : This study aims to contribute to a better understanding of the effectiveness of equity-based compensation as an incentive-creating mechanism for interest alignment of shareholders and CEOs in public Swedish companies. Exclusive access to comprehensive data on the complete set of different components included in total CEO compensation contracts between 1999 and 2005 provides new opportunities to look into the true relationships between the generation of CEO wealth and shareholder wealth. READ MORE

  6. 15. Is there a correlation between the CEO compensation and the firm wealth after the financial crisis of 2007? : Empirical Evidence from the Stock exchange index CAC 40 (2008-2010)

    University essay from Handelshögskolan vid Umeå universitet

    Author : Mathieu Angibaud; Jérémy Buan; [2012]
    Keywords : CEO compensation; firm performance; France; CAC 40;

    Abstract : The empirical results indicate a strong positive link between three important elements: the duration as CEO, the market capitalization of the company and the non-executive ownership. Our findings also indicate an important but negative impact of two variables on the CEO compensation: the institutional and block holder shareholders. READ MORE