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Do highly unionized companies compensate their CEOs less in periods of financial distress? Evidence from Canada

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Boodoo, Muhammad Umar (2018) Do highly unionized companies compensate their CEOs less in periods of financial distress? Evidence from Canada. ILR Review, 71 (2). pp. 306-328. doi:10.1177/0019793917719885

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Abstract

In this article, the author studies the strategic interaction between employee stakeholders, in particular labor unions, and top management, and he evaluates the effect of the two parties’ inherent competitive rent-seeking behavior on CEO pay. Using a panel of firms listed on the S&P/TSX Composite Index, the author shows that CEO compensation withstood the financial crisis (2008–2011) despite lower and even negative corporate performance. Further, highly unionized companies were associated with higher CEO pay in terms of non-equity elements such as salary and pension allocations. The presence of unions had no observed effect in reducing bonuses, stock options, and restricted stock units. These findings have implications for the debate on income inequality and the power of unions to bring about change.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor
Divisions: Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Executives -- Salaries, etc., Labor unions, Business cycles
Journal or Publication Title: ILR Review
Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd.
ISSN: 0019-7939
Official Date: 1 March 2018
Dates:
DateEvent
1 March 2018Published
5 July 2017Available
10 February 2017Accepted
Date of first compliant deposit: 23 August 2017
Volume: 71
Number: 2
Page Range: pp. 306-328
DOI: 10.1177/0019793917719885
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access

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