The impact of the high technology crisis on CEO compensation

Suwina Cheng; Bruce A Rayton

doi:10.1109/APBITM.2011.5996308

The impact of the high technology crisis on CEO compensation

Suwina Cheng, Bruce A Rayton

Management

Lingnan University

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The paper empirically examines CEO compensation in 125 UK high technology firms in an attempt to identify and understand any changes in the pay system evident after the global technology market correction in 2000. We find evidence that link between executive pay and market returns weakened and that the fixed component of executive pay in these companies rose post-adjustment. These changes appear to compensate executives for the increased risk associated with variable pay rather than rectify any perceived problems with executive incentives pre-2000.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	APBITM 2011 - Proceedings2011 IEEE International Summer Conference of Asia Pacific Business Innovation and Technology Management
Place of Publication	Piscataway, NJ
Publisher	IEEE
Pages	131-136
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Electronic)	978-1-4244-9655-6
ISBN (Print)	9781424496525
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/APBITM.2011.5996308
Publication status	Published - Jul 2011
Event	2011 IEEE International Summer Conference of Asia Pacific Business Innovation and Technology Management, APBITM 2011, July 10, 2011 - July 12, 2011 - Dalian, China Duration: 1 Jul 2011 → …

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Conference	2011 IEEE International Summer Conference of Asia Pacific Business Innovation and Technology Management, APBITM 2011, July 10, 2011 - July 12, 2011
Country/Territory	China
City	Dalian
Period	1/07/11 → …

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The impact of the high technology crisis on CEO compensation. / Cheng, Suwina; Rayton, Bruce A.
APBITM 2011 - Proceedings2011 IEEE International Summer Conference of Asia Pacific Business Innovation and Technology Management. Piscataway, NJ: IEEE, 2011. p. 131-136 5996308.

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Cheng, S & Rayton, BA 2011, The impact of the high technology crisis on CEO compensation. in APBITM 2011 - Proceedings2011 IEEE International Summer Conference of Asia Pacific Business Innovation and Technology Management., 5996308, IEEE, Piscataway, NJ, pp. 131-136, 2011 IEEE International Summer Conference of Asia Pacific Business Innovation and Technology Management, APBITM 2011, July 10, 2011 - July 12, 2011, Dalian, China, 1/07/11. https://doi.org/10.1109/APBITM.2011.5996308

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