Author(s) |
Yarram, Subba Reddy
Rice, John
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Publication Date |
2017
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Abstract |
How firms determine the pay of their executive employees is a vital research area. In the Australian context, mining firms form a large portion of listed companies. These miners tend to have more volatile earnings, operate with less certainty and higher risk in relation to capital investment. We look at a sample of ASX listed miners and non-miners from 2005 to 2013. We note that miners pay their CEOs less (AUD 1 m vs AUD 1.5 m for non-miners) overall. However, we also note that miners tend to use enhanced contingent long-term remuneration arrangements to significantly boost the pay-performance relationship compared to non-miners particularly during the pre-GFC period. Curiously, non-miners tend to have more generous short-term contingent arrangements linking executive pay and performance. The GFC, as an event, has adversely impacted these arrangements, lessening the generosity of pay-performance among miners, while enhancing these arrangements among non-miners. Overall, the results of the study provide support for optimal contracting theory and do not generally support the managerial power approach for both mining and non-mining firms.
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Citation |
Economic Modelling, v.64, p. 211-220
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ISSN |
1873-6122
0264-9993
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Publisher |
Elsevier BV
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Title |
Executive compensation among Australian mining and non-mining firms: Risk taking, long and short-term incentives
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Type of document |
Journal Article
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Entity Type |
Publication
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