Researcher ORCID Identifier
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4500-0031
Graduation Year
2021
Date of Submission
5-2021
Document Type
Campus Only Senior Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Department
Economics
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Darren Filson
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2021 Andrew Y Kim
Abstract
This thesis estimates the relationship between firm performance (Return on assets (ROA) and Return on Equity (ROE)) and the CEO’s compensation package, with a focus on Silicon Valley Technology firms. I regressed ROA and ROE on the CEO’s salary, total compensation, and stock options. I find that the CEO’s total compensation is positively linked with the firm’s performance. I also find there is a positive relationship between the firm’s performance and base salaries paid to the CEOs. Similarly, there is a positive relationship between stock options granted to CEOs and the firm's performance. I conclude that firm performance is positively related to total compensation, the CEOs' stock options awarded to the executives of technology firms.
Recommended Citation
Kim, Andrew Y., "The Effect of CEO Equity Compensation on the Performance of Silicon Valley Technology Firms" (2021). CMC Senior Theses. 2786.
https://scholarship.claremont.edu/cmc_theses/2786
This thesis is restricted to the Claremont Colleges current faculty, students, and staff.
