Abstract
This paper examines the relationship between CEO compensation structure and firm performance. Relevant theory has us include both cash (salary and bonus) and equity-based (stock options and long-term incentive plans) components of CEO compensation as well as the CEO's risk preference. A theoretical model that identifies the optimal combination of cash and equity is then created. Once the model operationalized the Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) method is used to empirically test our hypothesis. The empirical evidence indicates that salary, bonus, and stock options have significant impacts on firm performance. In contrast performance is not impacted by age or restricted stock options.
Advisor
Verdon, Lisa
Department
Business Economics
Recommended Citation
Simpson, Scott, "How Ceo Compensation Structure Effects the Stock Price of Real Estate Investment Trusts" (2013). Senior Independent Study Theses. Paper 802.
https://openworks.wooster.edu/independentstudy/802
Disciplines
Economics
Publication Date
2013
Degree Granted
Bachelor of Arts
Document Type
Senior Independent Study Thesis
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