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Fair Pay Fair Play

Aligning Executive Performance and Pay

Robin A. Ferracone

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Performance & Industry Standards+
Strategy & Pre-arranged Plans+
Flaws in Current Models+
The Myth of Cash Retention+
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Question 1 of 5
Why is it crucial to consider industry standards and peers when setting a CEO's compensation?
  • A. Because federal regulations mandate that executive pay must be standardized across all publicly traded companies.
  • B. To ensure that external market forces, such as commodity prices, do not unfairly penalize or reward the executive.
  • C. Because executives frequently share their salary information with competitors to negotiate better contracts.
  • D. To guarantee that top executives in publicly traded companies earn the exact same amount as those in private equity firms.
Question 2 of 5
How do arbitrary decisions and reactions to short-term economic events generally affect executive compensation?
  • A. They align the executive's pay more closely with the daily demands of shareholders.
  • B. They provide necessary flexibility to keep executives motivated during financial crises.
  • C. They distort fair pay strategies by undermining established, long-term corporate plans.
  • D. They successfully shift the compensation model from a cash-based system to a more stable stock-based system.
Question 3 of 5
According to the text, what was a major mistake companies made regarding executive compensation in the 1990s and 2000s?
  • A. They applied the short-term compensation models of private equity firms to publicly traded companies.
  • B. They eliminated base salaries entirely in favor of performance-based stock options.
  • C. They allowed executives to set their own salaries based on the psychological concept of 'illusory superiority.'
  • D. They capped executive bonuses, which led to a mass exodus of top talent to overseas markets.
Question 4 of 5
Why is it generally a bad idea for companies to offer massive financial packages simply to prevent executives from leaving during a crisis?
  • A. Because federal tax laws heavily penalize companies for excessive retention bonuses.
  • B. Because executives are legally required to decline bonuses if the company's revenue is plummeting.
  • C. Because it alerts competitors to the company's internal financial struggles and weaknesses.
  • D. Because cash is a poor motivator, and those funds could be better spent on productive projects like research and development.
Question 5 of 5
What is the primary purpose of an 'alignment report' in the context of executive pay?
  • A. To track the daily fluctuations of a company's stock compared to its main competitors.
  • B. To determine if an executive's pay matches the value they create relative to peers in the market.
  • C. To ensure that the lowest-paid employees make at least a certain percentage of the CEO's salary.
  • D. To legally document an executive's psychological motivations for taking a new position.

Fair Pay Fair Play — Full Chapter Overview

Fair Pay Fair Play Summary & Overview

Fair Pay Fair Play (2010) sets out the basic principles of fair executive compensation. These blinks explain what goes into making compensation reasonable, why executives are often paid disproportionately higher salaries than other employees and which concrete strategies you can employ to set a fair pay scale for your company.

Who Should Listen to Fair Pay Fair Play?

  • Human relations (HR) professionals
  • Entrepreneurs and CEOs
  • Anyone interested in the rules of executive compensation

About the Author: Robin A. Ferracone

Robin A. Ferracone has over 30 years of experience as an executive compensation consultant.

 

©Robin A. Ferracone: Fair Pay Fair Play copyright 2010, John Wiley & Sons Inc. Used by permission of John Wiley & Sons Inc. and shall not be made available to any unauthorized third parties.

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