Corporate Law and Corporate Governance

Pay Without Performance: The Unfulfilled Promise of Executive Compensation

Lucian A. Bebchuk and Jesse M. Fried

Year
2004
Venue
Harvard University Press
Level
Advanced
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Summary

Challenges the view that executive compensation is set through arm's-length bargaining between boards and managers. The book argues that managerial influence over pay arrangements can weaken the link between compensation and performance and can generate governance costs for shareholders.

Citation

Lucian A. Bebchuk and Jesse M. Fried. "Pay Without Performance: The Unfulfilled Promise of Executive Compensation." Harvard University Press, 2004.

BibTeX

@book{Bebchuk2004Pay,
  title = {Pay Without Performance: The Unfulfilled Promise of Executive Compensation},
  author = {Lucian A. Bebchuk and Jesse M. Fried},
  year = {2004},
  publisher = {Harvard University Press},
  url = {https://hls.harvard.edu/bibliography/pay-without-performance-the-unfulfilled-promise-of-executive-compensation/}
}
Original source: Harvard Law School

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