TY - JOUR
T1 - How much does the CEO matter? The role of managerial discretion in the setting of CEO compensation
AU - Finkelstein, Sydney
AU - Boyd, Brian K.
PY - 1998/4
Y1 - 1998/4
N2 - The idea that managerial discretion - defined as latitude of action - may be an important determinant of CEO compensation has been recognized for some time. However, in spite of considerable work that has implicitly invoked related ideas on the sources of potential managerial contribution, a formal test of the discretion hypothesis has yet to be conducted. In addition, few studies have tested the performance consequences of CEO pay. In a sample of Fortune 1,000 firms, we found support for both a main effect of managerial discretion on CEO pay and a contingency effect, whereby firm performance is higher when discretion and pay are aligned than when they are not.
AB - The idea that managerial discretion - defined as latitude of action - may be an important determinant of CEO compensation has been recognized for some time. However, in spite of considerable work that has implicitly invoked related ideas on the sources of potential managerial contribution, a formal test of the discretion hypothesis has yet to be conducted. In addition, few studies have tested the performance consequences of CEO pay. In a sample of Fortune 1,000 firms, we found support for both a main effect of managerial discretion on CEO pay and a contingency effect, whereby firm performance is higher when discretion and pay are aligned than when they are not.
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M3 - RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal
SN - 0001-4273
VL - 41
SP - 179
EP - 199
JO - Academy of Management Journal
JF - Academy of Management Journal
IS - 2
ER -