Essays about: "compensation executives"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 21 essays containing the words compensation executives.

  1. 6. CEO Compensation : the Role and Effect of Compensation Committees

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Johanna Christensen; Paulina Lindgren; [2018]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Compensation to executives is a complex and continuous topic that attracts media, academia, legislators, and not least the public. Due to the surprisingly under-examined research  topic in Sweden and inconclusive results in prior research, this paper seeks to establish how compensation committees affect CEO compensation in light of the principal-agent theory and through uni-, bi-, and multivariate analyses. READ MORE

  3. 7. Can Women take on Corporate Short-Termism? An Empirical Study of Executive Gender among Other Determinants of Corporate Short-Termism measured through Earnings Manipulation

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

    Author : Sara Hlatky; Alexa Straus; [2017]
    Keywords : short-termism; gender; executives; earnings management; earnings fraud;

    Abstract : Executives face intense public scrutiny for excessive risk taking connected to large near-term pay-offs as well as receiving extremely high compensation, even in times of poor performance. This stands in stark contrast to a lack of conclusive findings on corporate short-termism in the academic literature. READ MORE

  4. 8. CEO Remuneration and Ownership Structure in Swedish Listed Companies

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Mohaddeseh Saadat; [2016]
    Keywords : CEO remuneration; financial crisis; firm performance; CEO reputation; executive strength;

    Abstract : This study investigates the executive remuneration packages and the ownership structures for a sample of Swedish companies which are listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange. The main question is whether the strength of the CEO is influenced by firm performance given the information of group management as well as institutional ownership structure. READ MORE

  5. 9. Doing Good While Being Good : A study of the relationship between Corporate Social Responsibility and the Swedish Companies Act

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Johan Djäken; [2016]
    Keywords : Aims of the Swedish Companies Act; Swedish Companies Act; SCA; company s interest; company s objects; contemporary CSR; corporate gifts; corporate governance; CSR; Corporate Social Responsibility; CSR and Swedish corporate governance; de facto value transfers; duty of loyalty; duty of care; duties of the board; duties of the managing director; ESV; enlightened shareholder wealth maximization; executive compensation; fiduciary duties; profit purpose; purpose of the limited company; pluralist purpose; pyramidal ownership structure; value transfer framework; shareholder value model; shareholder primacy model; share buybacks; Swedish corporate governance; Swedish Code on Corporate Governance; ABL; aktiebolags syfte; aktiebolags vinstsyfte; aktiebolags verksamhetsföremål; aktieåterköp; aktieägarmodell; bolagsstyrelsens ansvar; CSR; Corporate Social Responsibility; CSR och svensk bolagsstyrning; förtäckta värdeöverföringar; företagsgåvor; institutionella ägare; korsägande; pluralistiskt vinstsyfte; pyramidägande; Svensk kod för bolagsstyrning; svensk bolagsstyrning; upplyst aktieägarmodell; verkställande direktörs ansvar; värdeöverföringsreglerna; värdeöverföringar;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates the current interrelationship between the provisions contained in the Swedish Company Act (2005:551) and activities related to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) pursued by companies listed at Nasdaq Stockholm. The focal point of this thesis could be argued to be of particular relevance in this day and age, as companies listed at Nasdaq Stockholm continue to perform at the top of the league in global sustainability performance measurements, and Swedish and European legislators have intensified their efforts to encourage businesses to operate in a way that does not incur unacceptable social costs to society. READ MORE

  6. 10. 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