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CEO compensation and timing of Executive Stock Option exercises.
- Source :
- International Journal of Business Governance & Ethics; 2013, Vol. 8 Issue 2, p101-115, 15p
- Publication Year :
- 2013
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Abstract
- This study examines the relationship between Executive Stock Option (ESO) exercise and firm performance in Malaysia for the period 2002-2008. We found a significant positive relationship between ESO exercise and firm performance for both market and accounting-based performance measures using data on ESO exercising from 201 non-financial companies. Our panel data analysis of fixed effect estimation indicated that Malaysian executives are most likely to exercise their options immediately after they are granted; suggesting intended behaviour of adopting ESOs rather than maximising the shareholders' wealth as governance mechanism. This early exercise pattern of Malaysian executives also indicates that executives are averse to the risk. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 14779048
- Volume :
- 8
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Supplemental Index
- Journal :
- International Journal of Business Governance & Ethics
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 88057201
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1504/IJBGE.2013.054415