The behavior of a hedge-fund manager naturally depends on her compensation scheme, her preferences, and constraints on her risk-taking. We propose a numerical method which can be used to analyze the impact of these influences. The model leads to several interesting and novel results concerning...

It is widely believed that the ideal board in corporations is composed almost entirely of independent (outside) directors. In contrast, this paper shows that some lack of board independence can be in the interest of shareholders. This follows because a lack of board independence serves as a...

In diesem Beitrag wird untersucht, welchen Einfluss die Entlohnung eines Managers mit Fixum und gewinnbezogenem Bonus auf seinen Arbeitseinsatz und seine Bilanzpolitik ausübt. Dazu wird das LEN-Modell auf die gesamte Lebensdauer des Unternehmens erweitert. Die Gewinnmanipulationen müssen sich...

This paper investigates dynamically optimal risk-taking by an expected-utility maximizing manager of a hedge fund. We examine the effects of variations on a compensation structure that includes a percentage management fee, a performance incentive for exceeding a specified highwater mark, and...