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Compensation Packages That Actually Drive Performance
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleBy aligning executives' financial incentives with company strategy, a firm can inspire its management to deliver superior results. But it can be hard... -
CEO Incentives—It’s Not How Much You Pay, But How
Executive compensation Magazine ArticleThe arrival of spring means yet another round in the national debate over executive compensation. Soon the business press will trumpet answers to the questions it asks every year: Who were the highest paid CEOs? How many executives made more than a million dollars? Who received the biggest raises? Political figures, union leaders, and consumer […] -
CEOs with Headsets
Executive compensation Magazine ArticleAnalysis of college coach compensation shows how hard it is to align pay with performance. -
If You Pay Executives Less, Will Your Company Perform Better?
Organizational Development Digital ArticleExecutive pay is making people's blood boil. No one is neutral about it. When President Obama last night said, "I will not spend a single penny for the... -
The Rise (and Likely Fall) of the Talent Economy
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleSince 1960 the U.S. economy has moved from largely financing the exploitation of natural resources to making the most of talent. The rewards to executives... -
What Capitalism Can Learn from the NFL
Roger Martin, dean of the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto, explains why linking CEO compensation to share price performance is... -
Executive Pay: It’s About “How,” Not “How Much”
Executive compensation Digital ArticleIt seems we are moving from an era when “greed was good” to one in which “jealousy is justified”–the executive-compensation regulations being considered now by the government and advocated by shareholder activists aren’t very thoughtful, and I believe they’re born out of jealousy and misinformation. But “How much should CEOs be paid?” is the wrong […] -
Linking Executive Pay to Sustainability Goals
Global Business Digital ArticleFive questions to help companies align ESG priorities with executive compensation. -
Profits Without Prosperity
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleThough corporate profits are high, and the stock market is booming, most Americans are not sharing in the economic recovery. While the top 0.1% of income... -
Performance-Based Pay for Executives Still Works
Organizational Development Digital ArticleThe case for bonuses and stock options. -
How to Live with Risks
Strategy & Execution Magazine ArticleFor years "risk management" has been characterized chiefly by caution--preventing the business from doing things that would create exposure. Although... -
It's Time to Tie Executive Compensation to Sustainability
Strategy & Execution Digital ArticleIt worked for quality control in the 1980s. -
Female CEOs Find Stock-Based Pay Harder to Get, Easier to Lose
Organizational Development Digital ArticleNew research suggests male CEOs are better at earning more - and hiding it. -
Why We Need to Stop Obsessing Over CEO Pay Ratios
Organizational Development Digital ArticleOther metrics matter more. -
Executive Compensation: The More Leaders Make, the Meaner They Get
Organizational Development Digital ArticleLet's put aside that executive compensation debate for a moment and consider instead what Sreedhari Desai is studying. Does sky-high pay lead to worse... -
Survey: Female Founders Are (Finally) Paying Themselves More
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleTheir salaries are typically lower than male founders'. -
The Best-Performing CEOs in the World
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleThe knock on most CEOs is that their focus is too myopic--that they're fixated on achieving short-term goals to increase their pay. If you studied results... -
What Good Are Shareholders?
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleExecutives complain, with justification, that meddling and second-guessing from shareholders are making it ever harder for them to do their jobs effectively.... -
The HBR Interview: Technology, Tradition, and the Mouse
Brand management Magazine ArticleListen to the interview this piece is based on.Download this podcast He wasn’t the odds-on favorite to succeed Michael Eisner. But when Bob Iger became CEO of Disney, in 2005, he confounded the skeptics. He quickly moved to calm the infighting that had roiled Disney, and then he launched the media giant into profitable new […] -
On Executive Pay, Simpler Is Better
Executive compensation Digital ArticleBack in 1990, Michael Jensen wrote a landmark HBR article arguing that “It’s Not How Much You Pay CEOs, But How.” He wanted boards to adjust pay according to company performance as shown by stock price. V.G. Narayanan’s recent post in this debate goes a step further, arguing that executive pay should be tied aggressively […]
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Research: Can a More Detailed LinkedIn Profile Boost Your Salary?
Executive compensation ResearchAccording to a study of 1,741 executives, showcasing merit can move the needle when it comes to compensation. -
Linking Executive Pay to Sustainability Goals
Business and society Digital ArticleFive questions to help companies align ESG priorities with executive compensation. -
Reevaluating Executive Compensation to Meet Stakeholder Needs
Executive compensation Digital ArticleHow boards can align executives’ incentives with the priorities of their employees, customers, and communities. -
The “Wages Are Skyrocketing” Narrative Is False
Labor Digital ArticleAnecdotal evidence is at odds with the data. -
Why Executive Compensation Clawbacks Don’t Work
Executive compensation Digital ArticleAnd how to fix them. -
Should You Reward Your CEO with Stock Options?
Executive compensation Digital ArticleThe record is spottier than you might think. -
Compensation Packages That Actually Drive Performance
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Don’t Let the Short-Termism Bogeyman Scare You
Business models SpotlightActive investor oversight is a plus, not a minus. -
Does Business Need a New Model?
Organizational Development SpotlightCritics charge that in today's heavily traded capital markets, executives are increasingly incentivized to manage in tiny, short-term windows, with an... -
A New Framework for Executive Compensation
Executive compensation Digital ArticleLeaders’ pay should be tied to corporate mission, not strategy. -
Is Technology Subsuming Marketing?
Marketing Digital ArticleAn analysis finds CMO pay declining while CTO pay skyrockets. -
5 Steps for Tying Executive Compensation to Sustainability
Sustainable business practices Digital ArticleDesign incentives for both financial and nonfinancial goals. -
Carlos Ghosn, Nissan, and the Need for Stronger Corporate Governance in Japan
Boards Digital ArticleThe country’s recent reforms don’t go nearly far enough. -
How to Tie Executive Compensation to Sustainability
Sustainable business practices Digital ArticleMost leaders won’t prioritize it on their own. -
Your Corporate Purpose Will Ring Hollow If the Company’s Actions Don’t Back It Up
Public relations Digital ArticleEmployees notice hypocrisy. -
Survey: Female Founders Are (Finally) Paying Themselves More
Entrepreneurs and founders Digital ArticleTheir salaries are typically lower than male founders’. -
Elon Musk’s Unusual Compensation Plan Isn’t Really About Compensation at All
Executive compensation Digital ArticleIt’s about communicating a long-term, ambitious vision to shareholders. -
Study: When CEOs’ Equity Is About to Vest, They Cut Investment to Boost the Stock Price
Economics ResearchIt’s more (and more-rigorous) evidence of short-termism. -
CEO Pay Is Even More Outrageous Than It Seems
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Why Elon Musk’s Compensation Plan Wouldn’t Work for Most Executives
Executive compensation Digital ArticleIn most cases, there’s a simpler, more effective alternative.
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Ball: EVA Driving the World's Leading Can Manufacturer (B)
Management Case Study5.00View Details Ball used Economic Value Added analysis to determine if it should open a new metal can manufacturing facility, which mandated closing two recently acquired... -
360 Feedback
Organizational Development Case Study8.95View Details In most organizations, the employee appraisal process causes more tension than any other aspect of personnel management. Despite the good intentions behind... -
Ball: EVA Driving the World's Leading Can Manufacturer (C)
Management Case Study5.00View Details Ball used Economic Value Added analysis to determine if it should open a new metal can manufacturing facility, which mandated closing two recently acquired... -
Stock Options at Celia-Check
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details Describes issues facing three young founders of a high-tech start-up, including hiring an experienced CEO and negotiating with a potential VC investor.... -
Stock Options and Compensation
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details This note is a brief introduction to the logic and practice of using stock options to compensate executives. The Black-Scholes option-pricing model is... -
The Credit Crisis of 2008: An Overview
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details This case examines the causes and consequences of the credit crisis of 2008 from a national and global perspective and explores the actions taken and... -
Say on Pay: Qualcomm, Inc. Shareholders Vote 'Maybe'
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details This case centers around Qualcomm shareholders' 2012 Say-on-Pay vote and the dispute between the Institutional Shareholder Services and management regarding... -
Honeywell and the Great Recession: The Economic Recovery (B)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study5.00View Details Five years after the Great Recession, Honeywell's CEO Dave Cote and his executive team reflect on the choices they made to manage costs and earnings forecasts... -
Aspiration, Action, Determination: Zhu Jing, Founder of Sunkwan Group
Management Case Study8.95View Details The case illustrates Zhu Jing's entrepreneurial story from three stages: aspiration, action, and determination. The case presents the challenges that... -
Henkel: Building a Winning Culture
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details This case illustrates a CEO-led organizational transformation driven by stretch goals, performance measurement, and accountability. When Kasper Rorsted... -
Compensation Plans at Pearson & Daye Securities
Organizational Development Case Study8.95View Details In 2003 Harry Pearson and James Daye established - along with three other equity partners - a boutique investment banking firm with an entrepreneurial,... -
AFL-CIO: Office of Investment and Home Depot
Organizational Development Case Study8.95View Details Describes the AFL-CIO: Office of Investments activities in their campaign to improve governance at Home Depot by calling attention to Home Depot CEO Robert... -
Recruiting Andrew Yard (B)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study5.00View Details This case describes a compensation negotiation between a global HR director and a candidate for a high-level executive position. The situation becomes... -
The Opioid Settlement and Controversy Over CEO Pay at AmerisourceBergen
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details In 2020, AmerisourceBergen Corporation, a Fortune 50 company in the drug distribution industry, agreed to settle thousands of lawsuits filed nationwide... -
Executive Pay and the Credit Crisis of 2008 (A)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details The credit crisis of 2008 placed compensation practices at publicly traded firms in the United States under scrutiny. This case examines perceived excessive... -
Executive Remuneration at Royal Dutch Shell (A)
Organizational Development Case Study8.95View Details The remuneration committee at Shell decided to exercise their discretionary power to award five top executives a bonus for 2008, even though they had... -
Collaborating for Growth: Duane Morris in a Turbulent Legal Sector
Leadership & Managing People Case Study6.95View Details By the late 2000s, the law firm Duane Morris had transformed itself from a growing U.S. law firm to a significant global player. The firm's uniquely collaborative...
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Compensation Packages That Actually Drive Performance
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleBy aligning executives' financial incentives with company strategy, a firm can inspire its management to deliver superior results. But it can be hard... -
CEO Incentives—It’s Not How Much You Pay, But How
Executive compensation Magazine ArticleThe arrival of spring means yet another round in the national debate over executive compensation. Soon the business press will trumpet answers to the questions it asks every year: Who were the highest paid CEOs? How many executives made more than a million dollars? Who received the biggest raises? Political figures, union leaders, and consumer […] -
CEOs with Headsets
Executive compensation Magazine ArticleAnalysis of college coach compensation shows how hard it is to align pay with performance. -
Ball: EVA Driving the World's Leading Can Manufacturer (B)
Management Case Study5.00View Details Ball used Economic Value Added analysis to determine if it should open a new metal can manufacturing facility, which mandated closing two recently acquired... -
360 Feedback
Organizational Development Case Study8.95View Details In most organizations, the employee appraisal process causes more tension than any other aspect of personnel management. Despite the good intentions behind... -
If You Pay Executives Less, Will Your Company Perform Better?
Organizational Development Digital ArticleExecutive pay is making people's blood boil. No one is neutral about it. When President Obama last night said, "I will not spend a single penny for the... -
The Rise (and Likely Fall) of the Talent Economy
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleSince 1960 the U.S. economy has moved from largely financing the exploitation of natural resources to making the most of talent. The rewards to executives... -
Corporate Governance at Citic Pacific, Teaching Note
Finance & Accounting Digital ArticleTeaching Note for [HKU841]. -
Ball: EVA Driving the World's Leading Can Manufacturer (C)
Management Case Study5.00View Details Ball used Economic Value Added analysis to determine if it should open a new metal can manufacturing facility, which mandated closing two recently acquired... -
Stock Options at Celia-Check
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details Describes issues facing three young founders of a high-tech start-up, including hiring an experienced CEO and negotiating with a potential VC investor....
