There is much data on director pay for publicly traded companies, little data for private companies, and virtually no data for family-owned business that have a unique corporate governance structure. This article focuses on director pay for family-owned businesses and will provide a guideline on...

Debt covenant violation alters firm dynamics, providing creditors with the right to demand repayment, and via that right, influence firm actions. We provide evidence consistent with creditors employing that channel to influence CEO compensation. Using regression discontinuity analysis, we show...

The effect of a stock buyback on an executive incentive program will depend on a variety of factors and is specific to each company and their unique incentive program design. Stock buybacks, which have increased in prevalence following the Tax Cuts and Job Act (2017), continue to be a...

Published by The Conference Board in collaboration with Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., CEO and Executive Compensation Practices: 2015 Edition documents trends and developments on senior management compensation at companies issuing equity securities registered with the US Securities and Exchange...