Essays about: "Equity-based compensation"

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1. 1. Getting past equity - CEO compensation among unlisted SMEs

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

   Author : Axel Hellbom Almström; [2023]
   Keywords : Executive compensation; SME; Unlisted; Pay-for-Performance; Variable pay;

   Abstract : This thesis analyses how CEO cash compensation in unlisted Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) varies with firm performance, and how this compares to large and listed firms, using a series of first difference regression analyses. It uses the results to comment on how constrained access to equity compensation affects CEO pay-for-performance. READ MORE

3. 2. Does the design of CEO equity-based compensation contracts mitigate agency costs? Evidence from the U.K.

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Axel Olof Persson; Filip Pettersson; [2019-08-09]
   Keywords : Equity-based compensation; Opportunistic behaviour; Audit fees;

   Abstract : Using a sample of 185 U.K. firms over the time-period 2013 to 2017, we investigate if the degree of granted CEO equity-based compensation is positively associated with audit fees. Further, we investigate whether the design of CEO equity-based compensation contracts is associated with variations in audit fees. READ MORE

4. 3. Accretive Share Repurchases and Equity Vesting

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

   Author : Ludvig Kapanen; Oliver Ström; [2017]
   Keywords : Short-Termism; CEO Incentives; Share Repurchases; Regression Discontinuity; Managerial Myopia;

   Abstract : We investigate the connection between the discontinuous probability of making accretive repurchases around the zero EPS surprise threshold and the sensitivity of upcoming CEO equity compensation value to the underlying stock price. Our study is performed using data from S&P 1,500 companies between 2006-2015. Following Almeida et al. READ MORE

5. 4. 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

6. 5. Executive Compensation and Firm Risk-taking: A study of the Compensation Practices in the UK Financial Industry

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Johan Mellberg; [2012-07-25]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : The structure of executive compensation is seen as one of the underlying causes of the financial crisis of 2008. A common opinion is that firms have relied too heavily on equity-based compensation and that this have promoted excessive risk-taking. READ MORE