TITLE

Balancing management and investor needs in executive pay

PUB. DATE

November 2002

SOURCE

NACD Directorship;Nov2002, Vol. 28 Issue 10, p18

SOURCE TYPE

Periodical

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

Features the guidelines set by the International Corporate Governance Network concerning the compensation of corporate executives. Relation between corporate governance and executive pay; Importance of the transparency of the pay packages and stock options of employees; Discussion of the severance pay for early termination.

ACCESSION #

7726876

Tags: NONPROFIT organizations;  EXECUTIVE compensation;  CORPORATE governance;  SEVERANCE pay;  GUIDELINES

 

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