Executive Compensation and Anglo-American Influence: European Evidence

26 Pages Posted: 6 Jan 2012

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Niels Hermes

University of Groningen - Faculty of Economics and Business

Annemarie Schulenburg

affiliation not provided to SSRN

Date Written: October 27, 2008

Abstract

This study examines whether being listed on an Anglo-American stock exchange and/or having Anglo-American executive board members influences executive compensation, using company-level data from Germany, France and the Netherlands. Our sample consists of 581 executive directors, representing 142 listed companies from these three countries. We find a significant and positive relationship between Anglo-American listing and executive compensation. In addition, the results reveal a positive relationship between being an Anglo-American executive serving on a non-Anglo-American board and compensation. However, no significant relationship is found between having at least one Anglo-American on the board and executive compensation for non-Anglo-Americans who sit on the same board.

Keywords: Executive compensation, corporate governance, firm performance, Anglo-American influences

Suggested Citation

Hermes, Niels and Schulenburg, Annemarie, Executive Compensation and Anglo-American Influence: European Evidence (October 27, 2008). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1980353 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1980353

Niels Hermes

University of Groningen - Faculty of Economics and Business ( email )

Postbus 72
9700 AB Groningen
Netherlands

Annemarie Schulenburg (Contact Author)

affiliation not provided to SSRN ( email )

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