CEO Pay More Closely Matches Firms' Results - WSJ.com:
"The study is among the first to assess how the rising popularity of performance-based restricted stock is affecting CEO pay. Performance-based stock is the fastest-growing segment of executive pay, accounting for 27.4% of the value of compensation granted to CEOs in 2012, up from 18.8% in 2008, according to a separate study by the Journal and pay consulting firm Hay Group.
So far, the results suggest that the trend toward performance-linked stock hasn't had a big impact on average pay levels."
"The study is among the first to assess how the rising popularity of performance-based restricted stock is affecting CEO pay. Performance-based stock is the fastest-growing segment of executive pay, accounting for 27.4% of the value of compensation granted to CEOs in 2012, up from 18.8% in 2008, according to a separate study by the Journal and pay consulting firm Hay Group.
So far, the results suggest that the trend toward performance-linked stock hasn't had a big impact on average pay levels."
