Essays about: "executive compensation"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 62 essays containing the words executive compensation.

1. 11. Cause and effect of linking ESG-metrics to executive pay - Quantitative study on ESG-linked executive pay in the Nordic countries

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

   Author : Erika Larsson; Clara Simonsson; [2022]
   Keywords : Executive pay; ESG; Financial return; Ownership Structure; ESG-linked executive compensation;

   Abstract : In recent years, several companies have implemented ESG-metrics in their executive remuneration contracts. Simultaneously, shareholders and authorities have increased pressure to implement ESG-linked pay policies. READ MORE

3. 12. Executive Options and Payout Policy in the 21st Century: A Study of Equity Incentives, Corporate Payout Policy, and the Effects of Disclosure Regulation

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

   Author : Erik Amér; Jack Beckman; [2022]
   Keywords : Executive Equity-Incentives; Stock Options; Payout Policy; Free Cash Flow Problem;

   Abstract : In this paper, we examine the relationships between executive equity-incentives and corporate payout policy. Using data on S&P 1500 firms from 2000 to 2019, we find that firms with higher executive options have lower total payouts, but that this relationship is weaker than found in earlier literature. READ MORE

4. 13. Executive Compensation and Earnings Management - A study of Swedish companies during the Global Financial Crisis

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Victor Johansson; [2021-06-24]
   Keywords : Accruals-based earnings management; real earnings management; executive compensation; global financial crisis;

   Abstract : This study examines the impact of executive short-term cash compensation on earnings management and how the relationship is influenced by an economic crisis, the global financial crisis. For a sample of Swedish listed firms between 2005-2012, I find evidence of a negative association between executive compensation and accruals-based earnings management, but comparing the crisis period to the period before I find a positive association that is stronger during the crisis than in the period before. READ MORE

5. 14. The purpose of CEO compensation in sports organisations : A qualitative study of CEO compensation in sports organisations from both a board perspective and a CEO perspective.

   University essay from Jönköping University/Internationella Handelshögskolan

   Author : Carl Sandahl; Fredrik Tinglöf; [2021]
   Keywords : Compensation; Sports organisations; Agency theory; Stewardship theory; Institutional theory;

   Abstract : Background: CEO compensation as a phenomenon is a well explored topic in both forprofit and non-profit organisations but limited research is made on sports organisations. Due to the important social role that sports organisations entails, one can argue for the need to investigate the purpose of CEO compensation in these organisations as well. READ MORE

6. 15. Executive pay, female representation in top management and firm performance. A study of S&P 500 companies.

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

   Author : Lucia Lamberti; Lilin Ma; [2020]
   Keywords : executive compensation; gender; firm performance; female executives; incentive pay;

   Abstract : This master thesis investigates the influence of both executive pay and female representation in top management on firm performance. As recent trends in both pay-performance sensitivities and women in executive positions suggest a positive relationship of firm performance with both executive pay and female representation in top management, a nine-year panel data regression is run on the S&P 500 companies to study the potential effects of both CEOs' pay and the presence of female CEOs on corporate performance in the time frame 2010-2018. READ MORE