Executive remuneration and employee performance-related pay : a transatlantic perspective
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Executive remuneration and employee performance-related pay : a transatlantic perspective
（A report for the Fondazione Rodolfo Debenedetti）
Oxford University Press, 2013
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [269]-278) and index
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The recent financial crisis has created a public outcry over top-executive pay packages and has led to calls for reform of executive pay in Europe and the US. The current controversy is not the first - nor will it be the last - time that executive compensation has sparked outrage and led to regulation on both sides of the Atlantic. This volume compares US and European CEOs to trace the evolution of executive compensation, its controversies and its resulting
regulations. It shows that many features of current executive compensation practices reflect the, often-unintended, consequences of regulatory responses to perceived abuses in top-executive pay, which frequently stem from relatively isolated events or situations. Regulation creates unintended (and usually
costly) side effects and it is often driven by political agendas rather than shareholder value. Improvements in executive compensation are more likely to come from stronger corporate governance, and not through direct government intervention.
The volume also examines the effects of incentive schemes and the patterns of performance related pay both within and across countries. It documents a number of empirical regularities and discusses whether government should intervene to support the implementation of incentive pay schemes. It argues that it makes little sense to undertake reform without detailed simulations of the effect on the economy under alternative economic scenarios, based on sound analysis and extensive discussion with
labour, management, and government decision-makers.
Table of Contents
- PART I: THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION CONTROVERSY: A TRANSATLANTIC ANALYSIS
- PART II: PAYING FOR PERFORMANCE: INCENTIVE PAY SCHEMES AND EMPLOYEES' FINANCIAL PARTICIPATION
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