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Does a gender pay gap exist on executive boards? : an empirical multilevel analysis of executive board compensation in German listed companies
Handschumacher, Franziska - In: Journal of business economics : JBE 93 (2023) 3, pp. 325-357
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CEO Compensation Gap between Gender and Women’s Risk-Averse Tendency
Kang, SungChang - 2021
. Previous studies argue that women in upper positions receive lower compensation and incentive than men due to their risk … that women receive lower rewards because of their risk aversion tendency. This study contributes to alleviating the … perception that women's risk-averse tendencies make them incompetent and receive lower compensation than men …
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Women directors and CEO excessive compensation
Waleed, Khalid; Siddique, Muhammad Abubakkar; Khan, … - In: Pakistan journal of commerce and social sciences 15 (2021) 2, pp. 308-353
This study aims to explore the crucial question whether the presence of female directors on the compensation committees limits the CEO excessive compensation in China or not? To draw the inferences, we use the data of Chinese listed firms for the year 2006 to 2015 and estimate ordinary least...
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Board Independence, CEO Pay, and Camouflaged Compensation
Ruiz-Verdú, Pablo - 2017
We analyze how the reputational concerns of boards influence executive compensation and the use of hidden pay. Independent boards reduce disclosed pay to signal their independence, but are more likely to use inefficient hidden pay than manager-friendly boards. Stronger reputational pressures...
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CEO Compensation after Harvester Director Departure
Jarosiewicz, Victor - 2018
I examine the effects of board member departures on CEO compensation using a sample of high growth IPO firms. Agency theory predicts that a reduction in board monitoring by harvester directors (VCs and private equity investors) will result in an increase in CEO pay. I find that departures of the...
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Executive Equity Compensation Plans and Board of Director Discretion over Equity Grants
Cadman, Brian D.; Carrizosa, Richard - 2021
Executive equity compensation is granted out of an equity incentive plan that must be approved by shareholders. Equity incentive plans are an important precursor to equity grants because plan terms give boards of directors discretion over the amount and features of equity that can be granted...
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Public Thrift, Private Perks : Signaling Board Independence with Executive Pay
Ruiz-Verdú, Pablo - 2020
We analyze how boards' reputational concerns influence executive compensation and the use of hidden pay. Independent boards reduce disclosed pay to signal their independence, but are more likely than manager-friendly boards to use hidden pay or to distort incentive contracts. Stronger...
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Directors' compensation : what really matters?
Acero, Isabel; Alcalde, Nuria - In: Journal of business economics and management 21 (2020) 1, pp. 180-199
In the current scenario of increasing social inequality, the debate over the compensation received by directors and executives of large listed companies, and its justification, has intensified. Drawing on Agency Theory and Human Capital Theory, a multilevel analytical technique is used in this...
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CEO Compensation and Concurrent Executive Employment of outside Directors : A Panel Data Analysis of S&P 1500 Firms
Kim, Young-Chul - 2016
In many advanced countries, most outside directors are executives, active or retired, at other firms; in other words, executives from other companies make executive compensation decisions. This situation may hinder the board of directors (BOD) in their efforts to optimize executive compensation...
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Blockholder’s Presence, Board Structure, and CEO Compensation : Evidence from India
Jatana, Chhavi - 2021
The present study investigates the impact of blockholder’s presence and board structure on CEO compensation level as well as the pay-performance relationship (PPR) for the companies included in the S&P BSE 500 Index during the period 2015-2019. A panel data analysis revealed the preference...
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