Essays about: "executive pay"

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  1. 6. Pay-performance sensitivity during the Covid-19 pandemic : Evidence from Sweden

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : My Jarby; [2022]
    Keywords : pay-performance sensitivity; Covid-19; financial distress; executive compensation; financial performance; Sweden; corporate governance;

    Abstract : This thesis aims to examine what impact the Covid-19 pandemic has on the pay-performance relationship. This study performs an OLS regression analysis of total CEO compensation on accounting and market-based firm performance for 2017-2020 using 233 Swedish listed firms. READ MORE

  3. 7. 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

  4. 8. 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

  5. 9. The determinants of CEO compensation in Nigeria : a quantitative study

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för ekonomistyrning och logistik (ELO)

    Author : Olusegun Damilola Akinwunmi; [2020]
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    Abstract : The increase in executive compensation in the last few decades has attracted interest in CEO compensation and other top management pay. This has caused the determinants of CEO compensation to remain at the center of debate and discussion among the academic literatures in recent time. READ MORE

  6. 10. It takes two to tango: The relationship between pay-performance sensitivity and remuneration committees

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Sebastian Falke; Gustav Sönnerberg; [2017]
    Keywords : Pay-performance sensitivity; Remuneration committee; Incentive pay;

    Abstract : A central feature in modern economics is the separation of ownership and control, leading to the use of corporate governance in business management. Regulatory environment emphasizes the use of remuneration committees as a corporate governance measure to incentivize compensation policies and monitor executive compensation. READ MORE