This article looks at the individual elements of compensation packages as well as design features of short-term and long-term incentive plans (STIPs and LTIPs) among CEOs and senior executives of Russell 3000 companies. Data is from companies that filed proxy statements between July 1, 2019, and...

This papers evaluates and compares the typical cash incentive structure for various "value creation" professionals, including sales people and brokers, cost savers, investment managers and advisors, and private equity professionals

The years of 2020 and 2021 unfolded in a way nobody could have anticipated. Compensation committee agendas were and continue to be in flux as companies struggle to respond to the effects of the pandemic on business operations, workforce health, supply chain, organizational wellbeing and what is...

Since the inception of its widespread use in 1992, the job of the compensation committee has become increasingly more complex. The compensation committee has a prominent board role. In reality, the decisions and actions of the compensation committee may make the difference between mediocre and...

With shareholder (and election year) outrage over top executive pay at a new peak, board compensation committees must put increasing faith in the numbers and advice they receive from executive pay consultants. Yet research finds that many of the big compensation consulting firms suffer from the...

Family companies can use public corporations as sources of top executive talent. In order to compete with these firms for key staff, family business owners must be aware of their compensation practices

Golden parachutes and other executive compensation payments triggered by a CIC often are an essential part of an executive's compensation package. The design of these arrangements can save or cost the combining companies' shareholders millions of dollars

The US leads the world in numerous economic indicators, including the levels of executive pay. There is a debate raging in the US and across the world as to the right level of executive compensation with the US being the epi-centre of this argument