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How Compensation Can Support Improved Environmental and Social Governance
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For companies that want to strengthen their ESG focus and outcomes, incentive compensation programs can be a key to success.
The Board’s Role in Talent and Corporate Culture
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Visionary boards go beyond simply setting compensation policies, they seek to understand and assess the health of a company’s culture.
Family Business Compensation: The Advantages and the Challenges
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Family businesses have unique challenges in attracting, retaining, and motivating outside executive talent—here are some strategies to consider.
IRS Updates its Golden Parachute Audit Techniques Guide
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The IRS has updated its Audit Techniques Guide (ATG) on golden parachutes. We outline what it does and doesn’t mean for executive compensation.
How to Select a Great Salary Survey
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A four-point checklist for ensuring you have selected the highest quality salary survey.
How Industry and Business Lifecycle Influence Executive Compensation Design
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Why key business factors need to be taken into account when designing a strategy-driving compensation plan.
Dodd-Frank Section 956 Redux: Incentive Compensation at Financial Institutions Subject to Yet Another Set of Proposed Rules
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A new set of proposed rules under Section 956 of the Dodd-Frank Act affects certain banking institutions and replaces an earlier 2011 proposal.
The Myth and Reality of TSR as an Incentive Metric
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Research from Pearl Meyer and Cornell on the links between use of total shareholder return (TSR) as an incentive and subsequent company performance.
Total Shareholder Return: It's Not the Magic Metric
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Analysis of a landmark study exploring whether or not the use of TSR as an incentive metric improves corporate performance.
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