Perceived unfairness in CEO compensation and work morale

Thomas Cornelissen; Oliver Himmler; Tobias Koenig

CEO compensation that is perceived to be excessive regularly causes agitation in the population. Using German data, we show that perceiving CEO pay to be unjust has economic repercussions in terms of lower work morale. -- Fairness ; Social Comparisons ; Work Morale

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Year of publication:	2009
Authors:	Cornelißen, Thomas ; Himmler, Oliver ; Koenig, Tobias
Publisher:	Hannover : Wirtschaftswiss. Fak., Leibniz Univ.
Subject:	Führungskräfte \| Managers \| Lohn \| Wages \| Wahrnehmung \| Perception \| Soziale Gerechtigkeit \| Social justice \| Arbeitsethik \| Work ethics \| Deutschland \| Germany

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Extent:	Online-Ressource (5 S.)
Series:	Diskussionspapiere der Wirtschaftswissenschaftlichen Fakultät / Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, Universität Hannover : Hannover economic papers (HEP). - Hannover : Wirtschaftswiss. Fak., Univ., ZDB-ID 2120102-X. - Vol. 435
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Arbeitspapier ; Working Paper ; Graue Literatur ; Non-commercial literature
Language:	English
Notes:	Systemvoraussetzungen: Acrobat Reader
Other identifiers:	hdl:10419/37116 [Handle]
Classification:	A13 - Relation of Economics to Social Values ; D63 - Equity, Justice, Inequality, and Other Normative Criteria and Measurement ; J22 - Time Allocation and Labor Supply
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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