The CEO Compensation System of New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) Technology Companies: An Emperical Study between CEO Compensation, Firm Size, Firm Performance, and CEO Power

Abstract

This study investigated the CEO Compensation system of the NYSE Technology companies. It attested the relationship between the CEO compensation, the firm size, the accounting performance, and the corporate governance. The research question for this study was — is there a relationship between the CEO cash compensation, the firm size, the accounting performance, and the corporate governance? It was found that there was a relationship between the CEO salary, the total CEO compensation, the firm size, the accounting performance, and the corporate governance. It was found that there was no relationship between the CEO Bonus, the firm size, and the firm performance.

Keywords: CEO Compensation, Accounting Performance, Firm Size, Corporate Governance, CEO Power, New York Stock Exchange Compensation, CEO Bonus