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The big debate: are CEOs paid too much?

March 13, 2024
CEO advisory

This article was originally published in Raconteur.

Executive compensation has become a focal point for growing stakeholder scrutiny, resurgent principal-agency problems, and general excess. Reviewing the complexity of the argument on both sides reveals three key challenges for compensation schemes: 1) the absolute level of remuneration, 2) its linkage to performance, and 3) governance process to set and manage compensation. Working through these challenges is often a complex issue, especially when there is validity in the challenges and arguments on both sides.

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