The study is aimed at assessing the market reaction to the announcement of the appointment of CEOs of companies listed on the Johannesburg Securities Exchange (JSE). To achieve this objective an event study was conducted. The dataset consist of 43 firms who satisfied the inclusion criteria, who...

This exploratory study is based on a statistical data analysis to determine whether a long-term correlation is present between South African CEO compensation and company performance in the banking sector. The detailed analysis, using a seven-year time period, is performed at individual company...