Download This PaperCEO Tournaments: A Cross-Country Analysis of Causes, Cultural Influences and Consequences
58 Pages Posted: 8 May 2013 Last revised: 22 Aug 2015
There are 2 versions of this paper
CEO Tournaments: A Cross-Country Analysis of Causes, Cultural Influences and Consequences
Date Written: August 10, 2013
Abstract
Using a cross-country sample, we examine the CEO tournament structure (measured alternatively as the ratio and the difference of pay between the CEO and other top executives within a firm). We find the tournament structure to vary systematically with firm and country cultural characteristics. In particular, firm size and the cultural values of Power distance, Fair income differences and Competition are significantly associated with variations in tournament structures. We also establish support for the primary implication of tournament theory in that tournament structure tends to be positively related to firm value, even after controlling for endogeneity.
Keywords: Executive compensation, Tournaments, International pay differences, Culture, Corporate governance
JEL Classification: G15, G3, G32, G34
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Laura T. Starks
University of Texas at Austin - Department of Finance ( email )
Red McCombs School of Business
Austin, TX 78712
United States
512-471-5899 (Phone)
512-471-5073 (Fax)
Do you have a job opening that you would like to promote on SSRN?
