Deterring Opportunism Through Clawbacks: Lessons for Executive Compensation from Minor League Baseball
57 Saint Louis University Law Journal (2012)
35 Pages Posted: 6 Oct 2012 Last revised: 15 Mar 2013
Date Written: April 5, 2012
Abstract
Highly talented baseball players, as scarce commodities, command large sums of money in the form of signing bonuses prior to ever playing a professional baseball game. Yet the development of these highly talented baseball players is risky business. This Article demonstrates the utility of clawbacks in deterring possible opportunistic behavior amongst highly talented baseball players. Ultimately, the lessons learned from such deterrents can be applied to other areas ripe for opportunism such as executive compensation.
Keywords: Baseball, minor leagues, executive compensation, clawbacks, Dodd-Frank, opportunism
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