Essays about: "Executive compensation"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 57 essays containing the words Executive compensation.

  1. 1. The Implications of Strategy in Executive Compensation Design

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

    Author : Liam Claréus; Malcolm Thell; [2023]
    Keywords : Executive compensation design; Business strategy; Firm performance;

    Abstract : The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between executive compensation design and firm performance. With respect to the design of compensation, we consider the percentage share of executives' total remuneration that is attributed to performance-linked compensation (PLC). READ MORE

  3. 2. CEO compensation cuts - A pandemic or an endemic?

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

    Author : Pedro Almeida; Cristian Huhtamäki; [2022]
    Keywords : Executive compensation; CEO Pay cuts; Managerial Power Theory; Covid-19;

    Abstract : Executive compensation continues to be a popular topic in the corporate governance literature. Yet, an overwhelming amount of the prior research focuses on the determinants of the rapid growth in executive compensation while the literature on executive compensation reductions is scarce. READ MORE

  4. 3. Inequality in Executive Compensation

    University essay from KTH/Matematisk statistik

    Author : Oskar Myrgård; Erik Römpötti; [2022]
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    Abstract : Gender parity in business has been on the agenda for almost 40 years but still we see significant differences. Trying to contribute to the discussion of why that could be, this project has looked at which factors that drive male respective female CEO compensation in the S&P 500 companies. READ MORE

  5. 4. CEO Compensation in Times of Crisis

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Kristian Eklund; Melker Mattsson; [2022]
    Keywords : Executive compensation; Crisis; Short term incentives; Long term incentives; Company performance;

    Abstract : We investigate the effect of CEO compensation structure on company performance during the Covid-19 crisis. The results show statistical significance that a high share of short-term incentives in CEO compensation led to better financial performance and handling of the Covid-19 crisis. READ MORE

  6. 5. Pay-performance sensitivity during the Covid-19 pandemic : Evidence from Sweden

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : My Jarby; [2022]
    Keywords : pay-performance sensitivity; Covid-19; financial distress; executive compensation; financial performance; Sweden; corporate governance;

    Abstract : This thesis aims to examine what impact the Covid-19 pandemic has on the pay-performance relationship. This study performs an OLS regression analysis of total CEO compensation on accounting and market-based firm performance for 2017-2020 using 233 Swedish listed firms. READ MORE