Essays about: "executive pay"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 36 essays containing the words executive pay.

1. 21. Equity-Based Remuneration for Swedish CEO's

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

   Author : Mikael Ehne; [2013]
   Keywords : Executive Compensation; Long-Term Incentive Programs; Share-Based Remuneration; Agency Theory; 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

3. 22. Do executives get appropriate compensation? : Evidence from intellectual capital perspective

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

   Author : Yamin Xie; [2013]
   Keywords : Executive compensation; intellectual capital; pay-contribution; free-rider problem;

   Abstract : This paper presents an empirical analysis of top executive compensation from intellectual capital perspective using data from US listed companies and aims to examine whether executives get appropriate compensation. I propose a pay-contribution compensation scheme and extend previous research on agency theory, by exploring how executive compensation contract design may be based on the firm’s intellectual capital (IC). READ MORE

4. 23. Preschoolers Favour Teachable Agent’s Action over Distraction

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Kognitionsvetenskap

   Author : Anton Axelsson; [2013]
   Keywords : teachable agent; attention; executive functions; theory of mind; preschooler; distractibility; eyetracking; Technology and Engineering; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Studies on teachable agents (TA) have repeatedly demonstrated their benefits in primary school pupils’ learning, but no study has yet been devised to investigate whether the same effects can be observed in preschoolers. Preschool age is an important time for development of executive functions (EF) and theory of mind (ToM), and it can be argued that preschoolers might not be able to pay enough attention to a TA due to underdevelopment of these cognitive abilities. READ MORE

5. 24. Disclosure of CEO bonus plans : A study of twenty leading EU banking companies

   University essay from IHH, Företagsekonomi

   Author : Angela Chroscik; Malin Lake; [2013]
   Keywords : Annual bonus plans; Remuneration; Chief executive officer; Disclosure; Transparency; Banking companies; Corporate governance; Managerial power theory; Rent-extraction;

   Abstract : The CEO bonus of banking companies has become a hot media topic around the world accelerated by the recent financial crisis of 2007-2008 where the excessive pay and risk-taking in the banking sector were recognized. This has raised public concerns around executive remuneration and the transparency of the companies. READ MORE

6. 25. Changes in Executive Compensation: Needless Costs or a Key to Shareholders' Wealth

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

   Author : Jolita Jakaviciute; Egle Mazulyte; [2012]
   Keywords : changes in executive compensation; news announcements; event study; stock market reaction;

   Abstract : This paper aims to examine stock market reaction to announced changes in executive compensation packages. The hand-picked sample of 136 official news announcements released over 2002-2012 by companies included in the NASDAQ OMX Nordic list is employed. READ MORE