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1. 1. PERFORMANCE AND REMUNERATION : A study of the pay-performance relation in Scandinavia

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

   Author : Elias Högström; Viktor Olausson; [2023]
   Keywords : CEO Remuneration; Executive Compensation; Corporate Governance; Agency Theory; Pay-Performance Relation;

   Abstract : The size of the remuneration paid to CEOs is a continuously debated area in society. In times of inflation, where the real wages are decreasing at the same time as the remuneration to CEOs are increasing, the phenomenon becomes more relevant. READ MORE

3. 2. 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

4. 3. Variable executive compensation linked to ESG goals: evidence from the Nordics

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

   Author : Oscar Pasarin Borrega; [2023]
   Keywords : Executive compensation; Firm performance; Incentive pay; ESG Pay; ESG metrics;

   Abstract : The practice of linking executive compensation to the performance on environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors, commonly referred to as ESG Pay, remains an underexplored issue in academic literature. This study focuses on the relationship between ESG Pay, financial performance and ESG performance in the Nordic region. READ MORE

5. 4. 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

6. 5. 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