Corporate tournaments and executive compensation: evidence from the UK

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Research concerns the relationship between executive compensation and company performance, focusing on executives in the UK. The study analyzes tournament theory, or the prediction that executives will increase efforts in hopes of gaining a job position with higher pay.

author: Peck, Simon I., Conyon, Martin J., Sadler, Graham V.
Management development, Compensation and benefits, Management, Executives, Executive compensation, Executive ability

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Breaking the frame: an analysis of strategic cognition and decision making under uncertainty

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A study of how framing bias influences strategic decision making is presented. Topics include results of two studies, both of which reinforce the idea that cognitive mapping helps limit the influence of framing bias.

author: Hodgkinson, Gerard P., Maule, A. John, Glaister, Keith W., Bown, Nicola, Pearman, Alan D.
Psychological aspects, Decision-making, Decision making, Cognitive psychology

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The resource-based theory: dissemination and main trends

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Hypotheses of the resource-based theory are examined. Trends of the theory are analyzed, in a generalized perspective.

author: Acedo, Francisco Jose, Barroso, Carmen, Galan, Jose Luis
Forecasts, trends, outlooks, Science & research, Usage, Forecasts and trends, Market trend/market analysis, Paradigms (Social sciences), Hypothesis testing (Research method)

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subjects list: United Kingdom, Statistical Data Included, Research, Strategic planning (Business)
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