Behavioral Aspects of the Executive Compensation Setting Process: An Experimental Investigation of Select Executive Remunerative Factors in the Pay-For-Performance Paradigm [Paperback]

Arron Fleming (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 18, 2009 | ISBN-10: 3639182790 | ISBN-13: 978-3639182798

Three experimental research studies investigate factors within the executive compensation process and the effects these factors have on the pay-for- performance paradigm. The first study examines the influence of individual anchoring and the effects of private versus public decisions upon compensation awards by subjects role-playing as either an outside CEO or a non-CEO director. The second study examines affect as an influencing factor on individual decision makers in the compensation setting process. The third study examines group decision making as compared to individual decisions when making compensation awards. These studies provide evidence that individal anchors, individual performance, individual affect, and the group decision process may add to agency costs in the corporate governance structure, and may be contributing factors in the imperfection of the pay- for-performance paradigm.

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About the Author

Arron Scott Fleming, PhD, CPA, CMA is currently an assistant professor in the Division of Accounting in the College of Business and Economics at West Virginia University. Dr. Fleming¿s research interest is in behavioral aspects of business, spanning that of accounting, finance, and management.

Product Details

• Paperback: 136 pages
• Publisher: VDM Verlag (August 18, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 3639182790
• ISBN-13: 978-3639182798
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,909,662 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)