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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"equity compensation"”.
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Private Equity Executive Compensation
Abstract I compare compensation arrangements of firms with private equity and public debt and firms with arrangements public equity and public debt. In a sample of 77 firms, I find that privately held firms offer less bonus compensation in levels, but more as a percentage of total income, less …
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Impact of Restricted Stock Grant (RSG) Issuance on Financial Performance of US Software and IT Companies
… were discovered between RSGV and return on equity (ROE) and between RSGV and Tobin’s Q (TQ). The results emphasize the importance for corporate managers to tailor their equity compensation schemes to meet the needs of their employees better. From an investor's perspective, the implications …
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The impact of equity-based remuneration on corporate risk strategy in the Australian mining sector
… empirically examines whether CEO and director equity-based compensation influenced the risk strategy of listed Australian mining sector companies during 2004 to 2013, and whether risk strategy influenced shareholder value creation. The study had three broad objectives. The first was to identify …
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Essays on the role of executive compensation in the subprime mortgage crisis and the incentive effects of executive stock options
This thesis examines executive compensation and consists of two chapters. The first chapter studies the relationship between executive equity incentives in banking firms and mortgage origination prior to the 2008 financial crisis, and aims at directly answering whether executive compensation in the …
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CEO Equity-Based Incentives And Managerial Opportunism Behavior
I investigate the relation between CEO equity compensation and employee layoffs. In particular, this study seeks to examine CEO stock-based incentives and managerial opportunism behavior for the sample of CEOs of firms announcing layoffs during 1997-2006. I investigate two issues. First, I measure …
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The determinants of the foreign exchange risk hedging practices of Saudi companies.
… are controlled by owners, have monetary and equity compensation system, and have young managers, are more likely to hedge. In addition, the study found that contingency theory offers another two explanations for why companies hedge. The first explanation is that hedging decision depends on …
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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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Essays on Corporate Governance and Delaware Incorporation
… consists of three essays on director compensation, CEO compensation, executive dismissal, and Delaware incorporation. Delaware incorporation is popular among publicly traded firms. However, the question of whether Delaware incorporation favors shareholders is an on-going debate. In the …
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General Counsel Characteristics and Financial Reporting Quality
… reporting quality and (1) tenure of the GC, (2) compensation of the GC, and (3) prior work experience of the GC. Since the GC reports to the CEO and prior studies suggest the CEO can wield significant influence over other executives, I also examine how CEO power can affect the GC’s impact on …