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  • January 2022
  • Article

Determinants of Gender Differences in Change in Pay among Job-Switching Executives

By: Boris Groysberg, Paul M. Healy and Eric Lin
The authors investigate what determines differences in change in pay between men and women executives who move to new employers. Using proprietary data of 2,034 executive placements from a global search firm, the authors observe narrower pay differences between men and... View Details
Keywords: Executive Pay; Executive Labor Market; Gender Pay Gap; External Recruitment; Executive Compensation; Gender; Human Capital
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Groysberg, Boris, Paul M. Healy, and Eric Lin. "Determinants of Gender Differences in Change in Pay among Job-Switching Executives." Industrial & Labor Relations Review 75, no. 1 (January 2022): 168–199.
  • April 2010
  • Article

Executive Pay and 'Independent' Compensation Consultants

By: K. J. Murphy and Tatiana Sandino
Executive compensation consultants face potential conflicts of interest that can lead to higher recommended levels of CEO pay, including the desires to "cross-sell" services and to secure "repeat business." We find evidence in both the US and Canada that CEO pay is... View Details
Keywords: Compensation Consultants; Conflicts Of Interest; CEO Pay; Board Of Directors; Director Pay; Disclosure; Conflict of Interests; Governing and Advisory Boards; Corporate Disclosure; Executive Compensation; Corporate Governance; Consulting Industry; Canada; United States
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Murphy, K. J., and Tatiana Sandino. "Executive Pay and 'Independent' Compensation Consultants." Journal of Accounting & Economics 49, no. 3 (April 2010): 247–262.
  • November 2018 (Revised July 2023)
  • Case

The Weir Group: Reforming Executive Pay (A)

By: Lynn S. Paine and Federica Gabrieli
In February 2018, the Remuneration Committee together with the full Board of Directors of the Scotland-based engineering company The Weir Group had to decide whether to seek a shareholder vote at the upcoming Annual General Meeting in April on a proposal to reform the... View Details
Keywords: General Management; Board Of Directors; Executive Committees; Human Resource Management; Compensation; Pay For Performance; Incentives; Bonuses; Incentive Programs; Employee Stock Ownership Plans; Performance Measurement; Corporate Governance; Governing and Advisory Boards; Human Resources; Management; Executive Compensation; Change; Performance Evaluation; Employee Stock Ownership Plan; Europe; United Kingdom; Scotland
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Paine, Lynn S., and Federica Gabrieli. "The Weir Group: Reforming Executive Pay (A)." Harvard Business School Case 319-046, November 2018. (Revised July 2023.)
  • 21 Dec 2008
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Executive Pay

  • October 2003 (Revised November 2004)
  • Case

Joe Bachelder: Executive Pay Negotiator

By: Jason R. Barro, Brian J. Hall and Aaron Zimmerman
Joe Bachelder was the leading executive pay negotiator in the United States, securing generous contracts for CEOs and executives at Fortune 500 companies. The CEO of Victor Sports Co. resigned, and the board offered the job to Charles Suarez, a star executive from a... View Details
Keywords: Negotiation Preparation; Negotiation Process; Negotiation Participants; Executive Compensation; Retail Industry; Sports Industry
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Barro, Jason R., Brian J. Hall, and Aaron Zimmerman. "Joe Bachelder: Executive Pay Negotiator." Harvard Business School Case 904-030, October 2003. (Revised November 2004.)

    Executive Pay and "Independent" Compensation Consultants

    Executive compensation consultants face potential conflicts of interest that can lead to higher recommended levels of CEO pay, including the desires to “cross-sell” services and to secure “repeat business.” We find evidence in both the US and Canada that CEO pay... View Details
    • 20 Nov 2012
    • Working Paper Summaries

    Pay Harmony: Peer Comparison and Executive Compensation

    Keywords: by Claudine Gartenberg & Julie Wulf
    • 2014
    • Working Paper

    Pay Harmony: Peer Comparison and Executive Compensation

    By: Claudine Gartenberg and Julie Wulf
    This study suggests that peer comparison affects both wage setting and productivity within firms. We report three changes in division manager compensation following a 1991–1992 controversy over executive pay. We argue that this controversy increased wage comparisons... View Details
    Keywords: Pay-for-Performance; Internal Labor Markets; Peer Comparison; Firm Geography; Behavior; Executive Compensation; Policy
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    Gartenberg, Claudine, and Julie Wulf. "Pay Harmony: Peer Comparison and Executive Compensation." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 13-041, November 2012. (Revised May 2013, March 2014.)

      Pay Harmony: Peer Comparison and Executive Compensation

      This study suggests that peer comparison affects both wage setting and productivity within firms. We report three changes in division manager compensation following a 1991-1992 controversy over executive pay. We argue that this... View Details

      • July 2009 (Revised June 2010)
      • Supplement

      Executive Pay and the Credit Crisis of 2008 (B)

      By: V.G. Narayanan and Lisa Brem
      As the recession lingered on into 2009, the U.S. government sought to limit executive pay and excessive risk. The debate raged over what constituted excessive risk and how best to mitigate it. This case describes the government restrictions on executive pay for TARP... View Details
      Keywords: Financial Crisis; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Government Legislation; Executive Compensation; Risk Management; Business and Government Relations; Motivation and Incentives; United States
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      Narayanan, V.G., and Lisa Brem. "Executive Pay and the Credit Crisis of 2008 (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 110-005, July 2009. (Revised June 2010.)

        Case: The Weir Group: Reforming Executive Pay (A)

        In February 2018, the Remuneration Committee together with the full Board of Directors of the Scotland-based engineering company The Weir Group had to decide whether to seek a shareholder vote at the upcoming Annual General Meeting in April on a proposal to... View Details
        • 2009
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        Executive Pay in a Crises Environment

        By: Kay Ira and John J. Gabarro
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        Ira, Kay, and John J. Gabarro. "Executive Pay in a Crises Environment."
        • August 2015 (Revised December 2016)
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        Apple Pay

        By: Sunil Gupta, Shelle Santana and Margaret L. Rodriguez
        On September 9, 2014, in front of a packed audience in Cupertino, CA, Tim Cook, the chief executive officer of Apple, announced the much anticipated launch of Apple Pay. "Our vision is to replace this [wallet] and we are going to start with payments." Cook then invited... View Details
        Keywords: Technology; Digital Services And Strategy; Launch; Mobile; Mobile Payments; Apple; Payments; Smartphone; Apple Pay; Eddy Cue; Jennifer Bailey; iOS; Iphone; Marketing; Product; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Product Launch; Finance; Credit Cards; Technology Industry; Banking Industry; United States; United Kingdom
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        Gupta, Sunil, Shelle Santana, and Margaret L. Rodriguez. "Apple Pay." Harvard Business School Case 516-027, August 2015. (Revised December 2016.)
        • 03 Nov 2013
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        The (advisory) ties that bind executive pay

        • January 2023
        • Teaching Note

        The Opioid Settlement and Executive Pay at AmerisourceBergen

        By: Suraj Srinivasan and Li-Kuan Ni
        Teaching Note for HBS Case No 122-014. In 2020, AmerisourceBergen Corporation, a Fortune 50 company in the drug distribution industry, agreed to settle thousands of lawsuits filed nationwide against the company for its opioid distribution practices that critics alleged... View Details
        Keywords: Opioids; Shareholder Activism; Investment Activism; Corporate Accountability; Corporate Governance; Governance Compliance; Governance Controls; Executive Compensation; Risk Management; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Business and Shareholder Relations; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Distribution Industry; Health Industry; Pharmaceutical Industry; United States; West Virginia; Tennessee; Ohio; Pennsylvania
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        Srinivasan, Suraj, and Li-Kuan Ni. "The Opioid Settlement and Executive Pay at AmerisourceBergen." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 123-067, January 2023.
        • October 2008 (Revised June 2010)
        • Case

        Executive Pay and the Credit Crisis of 2008 (A)

        By: V.G. Narayanan, Fabrizio Ferri and Lisa Brem
        The credit crisis of 2008 placed compensation practices at publicly traded firms in the United States under scrutiny. This case examines perceived excessive pay and severance packages at several firms implicated in the credit crisis of 2008, the executive compensation... View Details
        Keywords: Financial Crisis; Governing and Advisory Boards; Government Legislation; Executive Compensation; United States
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        Narayanan, V.G., Fabrizio Ferri, and Lisa Brem. "Executive Pay and the Credit Crisis of 2008 (A)." Harvard Business School Case 109-036, October 2008. (Revised June 2010.)
        • 2020
        • Working Paper

        Consumers Punish Firms That Cut Employee Pay in Response to COVID-19

        By: Bhavya Mohan, Serena Hagerty and Michael Norton
        Two experiments, including one incentive compatible study, examine the impact of cutting pay for executives versus employees in response to COVID-19 on consumer behavior. Study 1 explores the effect of announcing cuts or no cuts to CEO and employee pay, and shows that... View Details
        Keywords: Employee Furloughs; CEO Pay Cuts; Pay Ratios; Purchase Intention; Health Pandemics; Employees; Wages; Executive Compensation; Consumer Behavior
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        Mohan, Bhavya, Serena Hagerty, and Michael Norton. "Consumers Punish Firms That Cut Employee Pay in Response to COVID-19." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 21-020, August 2020.
        • January 2020
        • Article

        Rethinking Measurement of Pay Disparity and Its Relation to Firm Performance

        By: Ethan Rouen
        I develop measures of firm-level pay disparity and examine their relation to firm performance. Using comprehensive compensation data for a large sample of firms, I find no statistically significant relation between the ratio of CEO-to-mean employee compensation and... View Details
        Keywords: Pay Disparity; Pay Ratio; CEO Pay Ratio; Income Inequality; Executive Compensation; Employees; Wages; Equality and Inequality; Business Ventures; Performance
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        Rouen, Ethan. "Rethinking Measurement of Pay Disparity and Its Relation to Firm Performance." Accounting Review 95, no. 1 (January 2020): 343–378.
        • 2017
        • Working Paper

        Rethinking Measurement of Pay Disparity and its Relation to Firm Performance

        By: Ethan Rouen
        I develop measures of firm-level pay disparity and examine their relation to firm accounting performance. Using comprehensive compensation data for a large sample of firms, I find no statistically significant relation between the ratio of CEO-to-mean employee... View Details
        Keywords: Pay Disparity; Pay Ratio; CEO Pay Ratio; Income Inequality; Executive Compensation; Wages; Equality and Inequality; Business Ventures; Performance
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        Rouen, Ethan. "Rethinking Measurement of Pay Disparity and its Relation to Firm Performance." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 18-007, July 2017.
        • November 2018 (Revised January 2019)
        • Supplement

        The Weir Group: Reforming Executive Pay (B)

        By: Lynn S. Paine and Federica Gabrieli
        Supplement to the (A) case. The case describes the events that took place in the run-up to the 2018 Annual General Meeting, the voting outcome, key perspectives on success factors, and the challenges that The Weir Group faced in the near future. View Details
        Keywords: Corporate Governance; Human Resources; Management; Executive Compensation; Europe; United Kingdom; Scotland
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        Paine, Lynn S., and Federica Gabrieli. "The Weir Group: Reforming Executive Pay (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 319-047, November 2018. (Revised January 2019.)
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