This paper reviews the theoretical and empirical literature on executive compensation. We
start by presenting data on the level of CEO and other top executive pay over time and …

We review the existing literature on managerial compensation, with particular reference to
the two contrasting views about its main driver. On the one hand, managerial compensation …

In this study, I summarize the current state of executive compensation, discuss measurement
and incentive issues, document recent trends in executive pay in both US and international …

This article studies traditional and modern theories of executive compensation, bringing
them together under a simple unifying framework accessible to the general-interest reader …

This paper challenges the widely accepted stylized fact that chief executive officers (CEOs)
in the United States are paid significantly more than their foreign counterparts. Using CEO …

The theory and research on chief executive officer (CEO) compensation tends to be
dominated by assumptions and values reflective of those dominant in the national culture of …

This study investigates the impact of corporate governance on social and environmental
information disclosure of Malaysian listed banks by using a panel data analysis. The proxies …

Compensation level and compensation inequality, as central aspects of modern
organizations, are vital for organization studies. Previous research has investigated various …

The board of directors (ie board) has generally been perceived as the backbone of
corporate governance. Board is one of the most important internal corporate governance …

abstract We argue that the dominance of principal‐agent theory as an approach to
investigating executive pay has led to an overly narrow focus which may be unhelpful when …