Does CEO compensation matter for eco-innovation?

This study examines the effect of CEO compensation on environmental innovation (hereafter eco-innovation). Different types of CEO compensation are tested in this study, which are CEO total compensation, CEO long-term compensation and CEO short-term compensation. Utilizing a large sample of S&P 5...

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Main Author: Zhang, Xinyi
Format: Dissertation (University of Nottingham only)
Language:English
Published: 2022
Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/67987/
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description This study examines the effect of CEO compensation on environmental innovation (hereafter eco-innovation). Different types of CEO compensation are tested in this study, which are CEO total compensation, CEO long-term compensation and CEO short-term compensation. Utilizing a large sample of S&P 500(500 large companies listed on stock exchanges in the United States) for a period from 2010 to 2020, the results of this study reveal that CEO total compensation is positively associated with eco-innovation performance, and CEO long-term compensation is also positively associated with eco-innovation performance. Additionally, while prior literature mainly investigated how CEO compensation influences innovation and corporate social responsibility, this research focuses on the CEO compensation’s influence on eco-innovation which is rarely examined. Overall, this study contributes to the existing literature on the impact of CEO compensation and provides insights into the design of CEO compensation contracts.
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spelling nottingham-679872023-04-27T14:46:05Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/67987/ Does CEO compensation matter for eco-innovation? Zhang, Xinyi This study examines the effect of CEO compensation on environmental innovation (hereafter eco-innovation). Different types of CEO compensation are tested in this study, which are CEO total compensation, CEO long-term compensation and CEO short-term compensation. Utilizing a large sample of S&P 500(500 large companies listed on stock exchanges in the United States) for a period from 2010 to 2020, the results of this study reveal that CEO total compensation is positively associated with eco-innovation performance, and CEO long-term compensation is also positively associated with eco-innovation performance. Additionally, while prior literature mainly investigated how CEO compensation influences innovation and corporate social responsibility, this research focuses on the CEO compensation’s influence on eco-innovation which is rarely examined. Overall, this study contributes to the existing literature on the impact of CEO compensation and provides insights into the design of CEO compensation contracts. 2022-03-10 Dissertation (University of Nottingham only) NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/67987/2/20224615_BUSI4153_2021_22.pdf Zhang, Xinyi (2022) Does CEO compensation matter for eco-innovation? [Dissertation (University of Nottingham only)]
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Does CEO compensation matter for eco-innovation?
title Does CEO compensation matter for eco-innovation?
title_full Does CEO compensation matter for eco-innovation?
title_fullStr Does CEO compensation matter for eco-innovation?
title_full_unstemmed Does CEO compensation matter for eco-innovation?
title_short Does CEO compensation matter for eco-innovation?
title_sort does ceo compensation matter for eco-innovation?
url https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/67987/