This paper examines the relation between the dispersion in pay-performance sensitivities (PPS) among top management team (TMT) members and earnings quality. Prior research suggests that the PPS from executives’ equity compensation induce earnings manipulation incentives. Most of this research,...

We examine whether U.S. firms' M&A decisions influence the likelihood of voluntary adoption of clawback provisions in executive compensation contracts and whether clawback adoption improves subsequent M&A decisions. Because prior research finds that poor M&A decisions are associated with future...