What’s Wrong with Executive Compensation?
I broadly explore the question by examining several common criticisms of CEO pay through both philosophical and empirical lenses. While some criticisms appear to be unfounded, the analysis shows not only that current compensation practices are problematic both from the standpoint of distributive jus...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Springer
2009
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| In: |
Journal of business ethics
Year: 2009, Volume: 85, Issue: 1, Pages: 147-156 |
| Further subjects: | B
incentive alignment
B pay disparity B Distributive Justice B Executive Compensation |
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| Summary: | I broadly explore the question by examining several common criticisms of CEO pay through both philosophical and empirical lenses. While some criticisms appear to be unfounded, the analysis shows not only that current compensation practices are problematic both from the standpoint of distributive justice and fairness, but also that incentive pay ultimately exacerbates the very agency problem it is purported to solve. |
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| ISSN: | 1573-0697 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of business ethics
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1007/s10551-008-9934-6 |