Tag: Executive pay
Still Searching For Excess
by Carol Anderson, Featured Contributor IN 1991, Bud Crystal released the book “In Search of Excess,” a scathing commentary on executive pay. I was a...
The High-Stakes Fight Over How to Measure CEO Pay
The 848-page Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act dedicates 149 words to framing a new disclosure about “pay versus performance” at public...
Business Ethics: Rigging CEO Pay
Warren Buffett opposes (though he didn't vote against) Coca-Cola Co.’s new employee stock plan as excessive. The problem, which Buffett didn’t mention, starts with...
Big Company CEOs Just Aren’t Worth What We Pay Them
It isn’t every day that academic research comes along to tell you something you really wanted to hear and that you suspected was the...
The Economic Case for Soaring CEO Pay
Skyrocketing compensation for CEOs of U.S. companies, which has risen disproportionately to compensation for other workers over the past several decades, has provoked no...
Career Hub: Executive Compensation Packages—Are you Negotiating Everything?
Knowing how to negotiate and maximize your compensation is critical to getting what you’re worth going into a new position. Do you know how...
Predicting the Next 10 Years of Compensation
As someone who spends a lot of time designing and honing long-term incentive programs, I thought I’d skip 2014 and make some predictions about...
Executive Pay Restraint? Bonuses that Quadruple Your Salary
Large British businesses have entered a “new era” in executive pay, according to a report from Deloitte published today. The median salary for an executive director...
7 Female CEOs You Need to Know
Commentary about high-powered female professionals is often dichotomous. Praise for their empowering mantras couples with eye rolls at their advantages and wealth. Applause for...