Essays about: "equity compensation"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 37 essays containing the words equity compensation.

  1. 21. 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

  3. 22. 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 : Anna Eriksson; [2012]
    Keywords : CEO remuneration; equity-based compensation; options; incentive system; corporate governance;

    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

  4. 23. Equity-Based Remuneration for Swedish CEO's

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

    Author : Karolina Lundberg; [2012]
    Keywords : Executive Compensation; Equity-Based Remuneration; 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

  5. 24. CEO Compensation Structure and Firm Risk Taking - A case study of the CEO compensation practices in the Swedish financial industry

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Johanna Berggren; Daniel Przybyla; [2010-06-23]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Background: The CEO compensation structure is seen as one of the underlying causes of the recent financial crisis, and is a phenomenon that has been heavily debated lately both within the financial industry, by policymakers all over the world, and in business media. A very typical view nowadays appears to be that at least a partial cause underlying the recent financial crisis is the way the executive compensation systems, especially in the financial industry, have been structured. READ MORE

  6. 25. Owners’ Return and Salary Growth in Swedish Banks

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Christoffer Lööw; Anders Mårtensson; [2010-05-21T09:06:51Z]
    Keywords : Swedish banks; shareholders’ return; employee compensation;

    Abstract : In recent times, the financial industry has gone through a major crisis which heavily affected the real economy. It is clear that investors holding bank shares have lost large amount of wealth, whereas it appears that the employees of these institutions have been little affected. READ MORE