Purpose - This study aims to understand differences in perceptions of CEO compensation between working adults and business students in the USA before and after reading CEO pay information. Design/methodology/approach - Participants completed a survey about their perceptions of chief executive...

The growing presence of women at the top of companies has sparked interest in examining their role in the remuneration gap between senior managers and employees. This article analyses the traditional Chief Executive Officer (CEO)-to-employee pay ratio but includes a new relation, the...