Description
Book SynopsisThe definitive guide to executive compensationâfully updated and revised to reflect todayâs business environment
Executive pay is one of the most fluid, flexible, and important aspects of todayâs corporate landscape, and an integral part of every companyâs strategic business plan. The Complete Guide to Executive Compensation has long been considered the go-to guide to executive pay. Written by renowned compensation expert Bruce Ellig, the book is filled with winning strategies and techniques for structuring appropriate executive pay plans.
This updated fourth edition addresses important changes that have occurred from 2013 to 2019 in designing and administering compensation packages. In detail, Ellig discusses executive pay elements, including salary, employee benefits, executive benefits, and long- and short term incentives. He also examines the role of the board of directors and its compensation committee, along with the influence of the major stakeholder
Table of Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
CHAPTER 1 Executive Compensation Framework
CHAPTER 2 Performance Measurements and Standards
CHAPTER 3 Current versus Deferred Compensation
CHAPTER 4 The Stakeholders
CHAPTER 5 Salary
CHAPTER 6 Employee Benefits and Perquisites
CHAPTER 7 Short-Term Incentives
CHAPTER 8 Long-Term Incentives
CHAPTER 9 Design and Communication Considerations
CHAPTER 10 The Board of Directors
CHAPTER 11 The Past, Present, and Future
CHAPTER 12 Summaries
Appendix A: Timeline of Events
Appendix B: U.S. Presidents
Appendix C: The Constitution of the United States of America
Appendix D: Amendments to the Constitution of
the United States of America
Appendix E: Selected Accounting Interpretations
Appendix F: Selected Laws
Appendix G: Selected Internal Revenue Code Sections
Appendix H: Selected Internal Revenue Rulings
Appendix I: Selected SEC Actions
Appendix J: Selected U.S. Supreme Court Decisions
Appendix K: Selected Books
Appendix L: Consumer Price Index
Appendix M: Dow Jones Industrial Averages
Appendix N: NASDAQ Averages
Appendix O: S&P 500 Averages
Appendix P: Social Security Tax Table
Appendix Q: Glossary
Index
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