Perceived unfairness in CEO compensation and work morale

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Journal: Economics Letters
Year: 2011
Volume: 110
Issue: 1
Pages: 45-48

Authors (3)

Cornelißen, T. (not in RePEc) Himmler, O. (Universität Erfurt) Koenig, T. (not in RePEc)

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Abstract

CEO compensation that is perceived to be excessive regularly causes agitation in the population. Using German data, we show that perceiving CEO pay to be unfair has economic repercussions in terms of lower work morale.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecolet:v:110:y:2011:i:1:p:45-48
Journal Field
General
Author Count
3
Added to Database
2026-01-25