Is CEO pay in high-technology firms related to innovation?

被引:421
作者
Balkin, DB [1 ]
Markman, GD
Gomez-Mejia, LR
机构
[1] Univ Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309 USA
[2] Rensselaer Polytech Inst, Troy, NY 12181 USA
[3] Arizona State Univ, Tempe, AZ 85287 USA
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10.5465/1556340
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F [经济];
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02 ;
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This study uses the resource-based view of the firm and agency theory to examine the relationship between innovation and CEO pay in 90 high-technology firms. With firm size, performance, and other factors controlled, CEO short-term compensation was related to innovation as measured by number of patents and R&D spending. The data also suggest a less consistent temporal relationship between innovation and long term CEO compensation in the high-technology firms. In a control sample of 74 low-technology firms, there was no relationship between innovation and either short- or long-term CEO pay.
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