Research based on 44,000 companies broken down by performa
Table of Contents
Preface vii
Part One: Fair Pay 1
1. Same Problems, Different Context 3
2. Shareholder Value: A Good Indicator of Long-Term Success 23
3. The Anatomy of Performance-Adjusted Compensation (PAC) 41
4. The Performance and Pay Alignment Zone 57
5. The Alignment Report 73
6. From Maligned to Aligned 83
7. Patterns of Misalignment 91
Part Two: Fair Play 111
8. The Root Causes of Misalignment 113
9. Aggressive Target Pay 125
10. Turbo-Charged Upside 145
11. Conventional Goal-Setting 157
12. Short-Term Gain; Long-Term Pain 187
13. Flattening the Curve 199
14. Ad Hoc Decisions 205
15. Decision-Making Infl uences 217
16. Creating and Maintaining Alignment 231
Epilogue: Holding Companies Accountable 241
Appendix A: Analytic Methodologies 253
Appendix B: GICS Sectors 255
Appendix C: List of Interviewees 257
Notes 261
Acknowledgments 265
The Author 267
Index 269
