This paper examines compensation for the underwriting activity in firm commitment initial public offerings (IPOs) of … common stock in the U.S. When compensation for origination, management and marketing efforts are excluded from total … underwriter compensation, we find that the portion of the total compensation assigned for the underwriting activity itself exceeds …

potential for considerable subjectivity and variation. Using unique panel data, this paper provides compensation estimates that … can help reduce the subjectivity of awards by giving a benchmark for the compensation required to offset direct and … the monetary compensation required to offset the wellbeing losses. Estimates allowing for the endogeneity of income …

predict that the design and implementation of a performance measurement and compensation system affect the motivation of … compensation system and extrinsic motivation. Intrinsic motivation is not affected by the design of monetary compensation, but by … promotion opportunities. The compensation system also significantly affects work satisfaction and turnover intent. Our results …

that the absence of a social loss is a necessary, but not sufficient, condition for the denial of compensation. The victim … (or a third party) may have actually paid for protection against purely private losses. Thus, compensation should be … awarded irrespective of whether national law treats the case under tort or contract (where compensation is undisputed …

can be mitigated through transfer and tax changes. It turns out that compensation of the losers is possible in such a way …

compensation. We argue that excessive risk taking in the financial sector originates from the shareholder moral hazard created by … utilize the compensation scheme to drive a wedge between the interests of top management and shareholders to counteract …