The role of ethics in executive compensation: Toward a contractarian interpretation of the neoclassical theory of managerial renumeration  

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Carr, Linda L. ; Valinezhad, Moosa

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Journal of Business Ethics vol. 13 no. 2 (Feb. 1994), page 81.
Topik: Role of Ethics; Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Compensation; Contractarian Interpretation; Neoclassical Theory of Managerial Renumeration

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Perpustakaan Pusat (Semanggi) Nomor Panggil: BB27.19 Non-tandon: 1 (dapat dipinjam: 0) Tandon: tidak ada

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The topic of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) compensation has been a focus of interest for many years. The purpose of this article is to explore the ethical dimensions of various generally accepted theories of CEO renumeration. We argue that a contractarian approach, based on the Kantian ethical framework, can be used to augment the existing contingent pay models. While the neoclassical economic model of the firm views the maximization of the shareholders'' wealth as the sole responsibility of top management, a contractarian approach regards the balancing of various stakeholders'' interests as the primary task of top management. Ethical problems emerge when there are divergent, yet equally justifiable interests which compete in order to channel organizational resources to meet their own needs. In this situation, given the inherent ambiguities and ever present possibilities of multiple perspectives, it may not always be feasible to provide a categorical answer to the question of whether the CEO''s decisions are ethical. We suggest that a broad interpretation of the neoclassical theory of the firm, one that is grounded in Kantian and contractarian ethics, can serve as a basis for a reconciliation of different theories of executive compensation.

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