Perceived Unfairness in CEO Compensation and Work Morale

CEO compensation that is perceived to be excessive regularly causes agitation in the population. Using German data, we show that perceiving CEO pay to be unjust has economic repercussions in terms of lower work morale.

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Year of publication:	2009-12
Authors:	Cornelissen, Thomas ; Himmler, Oliver ; Koenig, Tobias
Institutions:	Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, Leibniz Universität Hannover
Subject:	Fairness \| Social Comparisons \| Work Morale

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	Hannover Economic Papers (HEP). - ISSN 0949-9962.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	5 pages
Classification:	A13 - Relation of Economics to Social Values ; D63 - Equity, Justice, Inequality, and Other Normative Criteria and Measurement ; J22 - Time Allocation and Labor Supply
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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