Myths and Realities of Executive Pay - Hardcover

Kay, Ira; Van Putten, Steven

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521871956 ISBN 13: 9780521871952

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2007

Synopsis

This book answers the question 'Are CEOs overpaid?' with a resounding 'No.' Defying dogma and business myths, it documents the realities of executive pay in the United States and the forces that have shaped pay in recent years. The authors, both expert consultants on the subject, investigate the extent to which pay is related to corporate performance and provide clear guidance for an approach that drives business success and shareholder value. Based on extensive research and decades of direct experience in working with thousands of companies, the book provides provocative insights for executives, analysts, government officials, and shareholders.

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Book Description:

This book answers the question 'Are CEOs overpaid?' It documents the realities of executive pay in the United States and the forces that have shaped pay in recent years. The authors investigate the extent to which pay is related to corporate performance and provide clear guidance for an approach that drives business success and shareholder value.

About the Author:

Ira T. Kay, global practice director of executive compensation consulting at Watson Wyatt Worldwide in Washington, DC, is a nationally recognized expert on executive compensation. He has helped U.S. public, private, and international companies develop annual and long-term incentive plans to increase shareholder value. Dr. Kay has written and spoken extensively on executive compensation issues and conducted research on executive pay, stock ownership, and stock options. He is coauthor of the book The Human Capital Edge and is the author of CEO Pay and Shareholder Value: Helping the U.S. Win the Global Economic War and Value at the Top: Solutions to the Executive Compensation Crisis. Dr. Kay has published articles in the Harvard Business Review, McKinsey Quarterly, Journal of Deferred Compensation, and Across the Board. He has also presented analysis of executive compensation issues before the Federal Reserve Board, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Financial Accounting Standards Board, and a U.S. Senate subcommittee. He is frequently quoted in the major business press and speaks globally on executive compensation issues.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0521871956
• ISBN 13: 9780521871952
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 278