"Board Social Capital and CEO Pay" by Center for Executive Succession
 

Document Type

Report

Key Takeaways

•Directors are affected by peer pressure and this can affect the amount of money CEOs receive from the company. • Independent directors with a stronger history of networking with other members of the board are associated with lower CEO pay relative to shareholder return. • Powerful CEOs undermine the effects that independent directors have on aligning CEO pay with shareholder return.

Publication Date

2016

Disciplines

Business

Copyright

© 2016, University of South Carolina

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Business Commons

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