CEO Compensation

This paper surveys the recent literature on CEO compensation. The rapid rise in CEO pay over the past 30 years has sparked an intense debate about the nature of the pay-setting process. Many view the high level of CEO compensation as the result of powerful managers setting their own pay. Others inte...

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Main Authors: Frydman, Carola (Contributor), Jenter, Dirk (Author)
Other Authors: Sloan School of Management (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Annual Review, 2011-09-23T20:06:13Z.
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