CEO pay cuts and forced turnover: Their causes and consequences

We study large discrete decreases in CEO pay and compare them to CEO forced turnover. The determinants are similar, as are the performance improvements after the action. After the pay cut, the CEO pay-for-performance sensitivity is abnormally high, such that the CEO can restore his pay level by reve...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Gao, Huasheng, Harford, Jarrad, Li, Kai
Other Authors: Nanyang Business School
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: 2013
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/107244
http://hdl.handle.net/10220/18162