Essays about: "executive pay"

Showing result 31 - 35 of 36 essays containing the words executive pay.

  1. 31. CEO remuneration in listed European insurance companies : Trends and justifications over the years 2005-2009

    University essay from IHH, Företagsekonomi

    Author : Sara Palmén; Avare Suleyman; [2010]
    Keywords : CEO; chief executive officer; remuneration; fixed pay; variable pay; short-term; long-term; benefit; Europe; insurance; incentive; attraction; retention; agency theory; financial crisis; trend; justification;

    Abstract : In the ever so increasingly competitive business climate of the 21st century, human resources are vital for corporate success. Employees need proper incentives to perform in goal-oriented manners. READ MORE

  3. 32. Compensation to executives : high, low or nothing?

    University essay from Institutionen för humaniora och samhällsvetenskap

    Author : Håkan Mattsson; Roger Nordahl; [2010]
    Keywords : Business of administration; Finance; Corporate governance; Executive compensation; Bonuses; Performance;

    Abstract : Prior studies argue that the board and management of a firm should maximize shareholder value. Also, there is evidence that compensation levels are linked to firm performance as well as monitoring, in other words, the composition of the board influence compensation. READ MORE

  4. 33. Executive Compensation : A Theory Review and Trend Determination

    University essay from Handelshögskolan vid Umeå universitet

    Author : Edouard Okasmaa; [2009]
    Keywords : executive compensation;

    Abstract : In the middle of the financial turmoil, many managers are blamed by journalists or politicians to be responsible for the crisis. For unknown reasons, this crisis born elsewhere than in large quoted companies, has struck top executives and CEOs, accused by an angry public to benefit from excessive compensations. READ MORE

  5. 34. Results of buyouts in the 1980s and today: A case study of the buyouts of Beatrice (1986) and HCA (2006)

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Oskar Bergius; Martin Daniels; [2006]
    Keywords : LBO; buyout; HCA; KKR; club deal;

    Abstract : This thesis analyzes the leveraged buyouts of the 1980s and of today through three changes to corporate governance that Holmström and Kaplan (2001) saw as a result of an LBO: a resolution of the agency problem, the discipline of debt, and active ownership. By conducting case studies of the Beatrice buyout in 1986 and the HCA buyout in 2006, we will provide practical examples of these three issues, and try to find similarities and differences between the two LBO waves with regards to these three issues. READ MORE

  6. 35. Investments in Practice : A study of how small family owned companies within the county of Småland perform their investment calculations

    University essay from IHH, Företagsekonomi

    Author : Andreas Johansson; Jakob Andersson; [2005]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : After several years of declining investment levels, it changed during 2004 and the investments in the Swedish industry increased. New information shows that there is a change in the investment conjunction; several branches report plans that indicate an increase in investments the next coming years. READ MORE