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Relationship Between Chief Executive Officer Compensation, Duality, And Return On Equity, Elizabeth Rescigno
Relationship Between Chief Executive Officer Compensation, Duality, And Return On Equity, Elizabeth Rescigno
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Poor decisions and conflicts of interest by members of company boards of directors have been a factor in the dramatic rise in chief executive officer (CEO) compensation, resulting in a lower return on equity (ROE) for shareholders. The purpose of this correlational study was to examine the relationship between CEO compensation, CEO duality, and ROE after controlling for CEO age, CEO tenure, and firm size, as measured by total assets. Agency theory was the theoretical framework for this study. The study examined whether a statistically significant relationship existed between CEO compensation, CEO duality, and ROE, after controlling for CEO age, …