New Perspectives on the Governance of Executive Compensation: Examining the Role and Effect of Compensation Consultants

Conyon, Martin and Peck, S and Sadler, G (2011) New Perspectives on the Governance of Executive Compensation: Examining the Role and Effect of Compensation Consultants. Journal of Management and Governance, 15 (1). pp. 29-58. ISSN 1385-3457

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Abstract

We develop a multi-theoretic approach, drawing on economic, institutional, managerial power and social comparison literatures to explain the role of the external compensation consultant in the top management pay setting institutional field. Taking advantage of recent disclosure requirements in the UK, we collect data on compensation consultant use in 232 large companies. We show that consultants are a prevalent part of the CEO pay setting scene, and document evidence of all advisor use. Our econometric results show that consultant use is associated with firm size and the equity pay mix. We also show that CEO pay is positively associated with peer firms that share consultants, with higher board and consultant interlocks, and some evidence that where firms supply other business services to the firm, CEO pay is greater.

Item Type:
Journal Article
Journal or Publication Title:
Journal of Management and Governance
Uncontrolled Keywords:
/dk/atira/pure/core/keywords/accountingandfinance
Subjects:
?? executive compensationconsultantsaccounting and financebusiness and international managementhf5601 accounting ??
ID Code:
53915
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Deposited On:
26 Jun 2012 08:25
Refereed?:
Yes
Published?:
Published
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