Agency Theory and Executive Pay: The Remuneration Committee's Dilemma

by Alexander Pepper

This new book examines the relationship between agency theory and executive pay. It argues that while Jensen and Meckling (1976) were right in their analysis of the agency problem in public corporations they were wrong about the proposed solutions. Drawing on ideas from economics, psychology, sociology and the philosophy of science, the author explains how standard agency theory has contributed to the problem of executive pay rather than...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3319999680
• ISBN13: 9783319999685
• Release Date: November 2018
• Publisher: Palgrave Pivot
• Length: 133 Pages
• Weight: 0.73 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.8" x 8.3"