This paper reviews the theoretical and empirical literature on executive compensation. We
start by presenting data on the level of CEO and other top executive pay over time and …

Researchers have used various measures as indications of “earnings quality” including
persistence, accruals, smoothness, timeliness, loss avoidance, investor responsiveness …

We find that social capital, as captured by secular norms and social networks surrounding
corporate headquarters, is negatively associated with levels of CEO compensation. This …

Evaluating agency theory and optimal contracting theory views of corporate philanthropy, we
find that as corporate giving increases, shareholders reduce their valuation of firm cash …

Although US and European research has documented improvement in earnings quality
associated with corporate governance characteristics, the situation in Latin America is …

We link the corporate governance literature in financial economics to the agency cost
perspective of corporate social responsibility (CSR) to derive theoretical predictions about …

The corporate information environment develops endogenously as a consequence of
information asymmetries and agency problems between investors, entrepreneurs, and …

This paper revisits the Fraud Triangle, highlighting recent findings and contemporary
thinking in the anti-fraud community to develop a meta-model of fraud for use in accounting …

In this study, I summarize the current state of executive compensation, discuss measurement
and incentive issues, document recent trends in executive pay in both US and international …

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