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Share options as part of executive remuneration: aligning the interests of stakeholders

Southern African Business Review

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Title Share options as part of executive remuneration: aligning the interests of stakeholders
 
Creator Scholtz, HE
 
Subject executive remuneration, share options, performance-based remuneration, alignment of interests, managerial behaviour
 
Description Performance-based remuneration, often in the form of share options, has been endorsed by researchers throughout the world as a way to align the interests of stakeholders and executive management. The wave of corporate scandals raised concerns regarding the design of executive remuneration and the extent to which share options truly align the interests of executive management and stakeholders. This article investigates the impact of share options on managerial behaviour. The article proposes changes at an internal governance level with respect to the remuneration of directors so as to align the interests of the remaining stakeholders. The article also discussesthe disclosure of directors’ remuneration. The article concludes by presenting a summarised best practice framework.
 
Publisher College of Economic and Management Sciences (UNISA)
 
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Date 2012-05-11
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Peer-reviewed Article
 
Format application/pdf
 
Identifier https://www.ajol.info/index.php/sabr/article/view/76336
 
Source Southern African Business Review; Vol 13, No 2 (2009)
1998-8125
1561-896X
 
Language eng
 
Relation https://www.ajol.info/index.php/sabr/article/view/76336/66793
 
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