A Research on the Asymmetric Relationship between Executive Compensation and Luck
HAN Jin-hong1, 2, LIU Xi-you3
(1.CUFE School of Accountancy, Beijing 10081, China; 2.Xinjiang University of Finance and Economic, ulumuqi 830012, China; 3.Guanghua School of Management, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China)
Abstract:
The paper researches the relationship between executive compensation and their luck by smapling the listing companies from 2001 to 2007. It is foud that executive compensation is positively associated with luck. During period of distinguishing industry overall performance declining, the relationship between executive compensation and luck is unsymmetrical, and this asymmetry exists only in the state-controlled companies. The establishment of the Remuneration Committee can effectively suppress the non-symmetry.