Does codetermination affect the composition of variable versus fixed parts of executive compensation?

"Contrary to previous literature we hypothesize that interests of labor may well – like that of shareholders – aim at securing the long-run survival of the firm. Consequently, employee representatives on the supervisory board could well have an interest in increasing incentive-based compensatio...

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Main Authors: Dyballa, Katharina, Kraft, Kornelius
Institution:ETUI-European Trade Union Institute
Format: TEXT
Language:English
Published: Mannheim 2015
ZEW
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Online Access:https://www.labourline.org/KENTIKA-19100026124919282089-Does-codetermination-affect-th.htm
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Summary:"Contrary to previous literature we hypothesize that interests of labor may well – like that of shareholders – aim at securing the long-run survival of the firm. Consequently, employee representatives on the supervisory board could well have an interest in increasing incentive-based compensation to avoid excessive risk taking and short-run orientated decisions. We compile unique panel data on executive compensation over the periods 2006 to 2011 for 405 listed companies and use a Hausman-Taylor approach to estimate the effect of codetermination on the compensation design. Finally, codetermination has a significantly positive effect on performance-based components of compensation, which supports our hypothesis."
Physical Description:21 p.
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