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Showing 1 to 14 of 14 for “"Compensation Structure"”.
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Compensation structure and employee commitment: the case of academics at a comprehensive tertiary institution
Compensation is a complex concept which is influenced by a number of factors. The purpose of the study was to evaluate and analyse the effects of the compensation structure on employees’ commitment at the University of Zululand (UNIZULU), which is a comprehensive tertiary institution. It is the …
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Understanding high-powered incentives in organizations
I study how the compensation structure of top managers from US public companies changes in recent years and the effect of these incentives on firm performance. I first explore the trend of executive compensation structure and performance metrics used in executive compensation over the years. I also …
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The Effect of Audit Committee Compensation on the Procurement of Non-audit Services
<p>Over the last decade, audit committee member compensation has shifted from a cash compensation structure toward a more equity-based compensation structure, with members on the audit committee holding substantially large equity positions. Although contrasting viewpoints exist as to whether more …
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Essay 1. Equity Style Identification. Essay 2. Equity Fund Performance Evaluation: The Importance of Fund Style. Essay 3. A Dynamic Model of Mutual Fund Managers' Investment Strategies
… skill level is utilized. Moreover, the convex compensation structure encourages fund managers to utilize higher optimal skill level at any given point in time.
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Reintermediation or disintermediation? : the impact of e-commerce on commercial real estate brokerage
… likely to impact the brokerage industry's future compensation structure.
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Antecedents and Consequences of Top Management Team Characteristics
… Higher proportion of variable pay in executives' compensation structure also has positive impact on firm performance. Furthermore, the effects of gender diversity on firm performance are contingent on the industry discretion level. Overall, the findings of this study support the main argument of …
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New Sheriff in Town: Antecedents and Consequences of Effective Lead Independent Directors
… a relatively new form of board leadership structure, the Lead Independent Director (LID), that has not received much attention in the corporate governance literature. This role was adopted in 2003 by most large US firms as a result of stock exchange mandates and pressure from institutional …
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Engaging with Uncertainty: Three Empirical Studies
… by asset turnover. My second study analyzes the compensation structure of the top leadership team (TLT), a group of executives responsible for navigating the organization through uncertain times. This study recognizes the importance of both the CEO's unique role and the dynamics among team …
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The Effects of Executive Compensation and Auditor Industry Specialization on Financial Reporting Executives\' Decision-Making during a Potential Restatement That Will Lead to a "Clawback"
… a clawback is utilized to recover incentive compensation that was previously paid out to a manager based on the misstatement. My study investigates financial reporting executives' (FREs) decision-making after the external auditors have proposed a restatement that will lead to a clawback. I …
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THE IMPACT OF INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 162(M) ON PAY FOR PERFORMANCE: A REEXAMINATION
… paid to each of its top five executives, on CEO compensation level, CEO compensation structure and pay for performance sensitivity. I find that the average level of CEO salary decreased after the implementation of Section 162(m) and that firms that paid their CEOs salary no less than $1 million …
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A Distance-Based Clustering Framework for Categorical Time Series: A Case Study in Episodes of Care Healthcare Delivery System
<p>Understanding how compensation structures influence overall healthcare costs is a central issue in health economics. Episodes of Care (EoC) is a compensation structure that bundles payments for healthcare interventions that belong to a well-defined health event. Since the variation of clinical …
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Bank CEO Compensation, Bank Risks and the Financial Crisis Effect
… were engaged in excessive risk taking induced by compensation practices. Thus, the primary focus of this paper is to determine whether empirical evidence supports this assertion. As such, I examine bank CEO compensation, bank risks, and the relation between bank CEO risk taking incentives and bank …
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Unraveling the effects of workforce diversity on firm performance: The role of HRM practices in large U.S. corporate law firms
… also tested and these practices include: 1) a compensation structure (hierarchical versus compressed pay dispersion within an organization), 2) a promotion policy (reliance on internal promotions or lateral hiring), and 3) developmental programs such as mentoring and training. Based on the …
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Three essays on corporate governance in the hospitality industry
… This turbulence calls for effective governance structures that can motivate managers to act in their shareholders' best interests. Despite the importance of effective corporate governance for firm performance and the topic receiving extensive scholarly attention in the management and finance …