This thesis examines assumptions made by the managerial power theory (Bebchuk et al. (2001)) regarding the existence of outrage and camouflage in the context of executive compensation. The dissertation is structured in three independent papers. The first paper reviews and gathers the findings regarding public outrage over executive compensation. The second paper examines the determinants and consequences of one possible proxy of public outrage, media coverage. Finally, the last paper analyzes the underlying motivation for disclosure decisions in compensation reports with the help of a self-developed disclosure index.
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This thesis examines assumptions made by the managerial power theory (Bebchuk et al. (2001)) regarding the existence of outrage and camouflage in the context of executive compensation. The dissertation is structured in three independent papers. The first paper reviews and gathers the findings regarding public outrage over executive compensation. The second paper examines the determinants and consequences of one possible proxy of public outrage, media coverage. Finally, the last paper analyzes th...
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