Executive Compensation: More Regulation, or Just More Transparency?

The question of whether CEOs of America's major companies are overpaid has been a subject of interest for many years. Are the compensation practices for these elite men and women[…]

Not a Dirty Word: How Companies Use Debt to Improve Their Bottom Line

To many laymen, debt is a dirty word, and plenty of companies have indeed been dragged under by shouldering too much. But academics and other experts have long believed the[…]

What Happens When the Press Blasts Your CEO for Excess Compensation? Apparently Not Much

Springtime, in addition to bringing back flowers and birds, also brings forth many companies' proxy statements, including information on CEO compensation. It's a signal for the business press to get[…]

SEC’s Spotlight on Executive Pay: Will It Make a Difference?

Compensation for American CEOs has soared over the past decade, far exceeding inflation and wage gains of ordinary workers -- and leading critics to charge that self-serving insiders have tilted[…]

Splitting Up the Roles of CEO and Chairman: Reform or Red Herring?

There may be good reasons, based on specific circumstances, for companies to divide the roles of CEO and chairperson between two people. But Wharton faculty members say there is no[…]

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