COFFEEHOUSE CONVERSATION: NOT OKAY TO PAY THIS WAY?

 

For those who find themselves at the top of the corporate ladder it has become both accepted and expected to receive salaries based on favorable terms that can bear little resemblance to those offered other employees. While such voluntary agreements between two competent consenting parties are perfectly legal, some have charged that these agreements are unjust.

Some critics argue that executive pay packages harm shareholders or society at large, as with payment incentive structures that create an environment of risky behavior and divorce executive salaries from the very metrics that are used to assess fair compensation for employees, such as effort and contribution.

Are any of these criticisms correct?

When it comes to compensating corporate executives, when is it not okay to pay in a particular way?


Conversation moderated by:

Sharon Lloyd, Professor of Philosophy, Law, and Political Science

Guest Panelists:

Ed Lawler, Marshall School of Business
Nina Walton, Gould School of Law
Victoria Chernova, Inquisitive Student (Business and International Relations)

 

Event Date: 11/20/09

Event Time: 12:00 - 1:30pm

Event Location: Ground Zero Cafe

 

 

 

 

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