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Debt, Performance-Based Incentives, and Firm Performance

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  • Daniel L. McConaughy
  • Chandra S. Mishra

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We identify conditions of prior performance and pay-performance sensitivity under which an increase in incentives is associated with improved performance. We find that increasing sensitivity increases risk-adjusted performance in firms with poor prior performance, but has little impact on high-performance firms. We also observe that firms choose higher pay-performance sensitivity when the probability of wealth transfers to bondholders is high(e.g., in low-growth, high-debt firms). Pay-performance sensitivity to stock prices is important. If carefully implemented under the appropriate conditions, it can provide effective incentives for improving firm performance.

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  • Daniel L. McConaughy & Chandra S. Mishra, 1996. "Debt, Performance-Based Incentives, and Firm Performance," Financial Management, Financial Management Association, vol. 25(2), Summer.
    • Handle: RePEc:fma:fmanag:mcconaughy96
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    1. Mishra, Chandra S. & McConaughy, Daniel L. & Gobeli, David H., 2000. "Effectiveness of CEO pay-for-performance," Review of Financial Economics, Elsevier, vol. 9(1), pages 1-13.
    2. Greer, Charles R. & Ireland, Timothy C. & Wingender, John R., 2001. "Contrarian human resource investments and financial performance after economic downturns," Journal of Business Research, Elsevier, vol. 52(3), pages 249-261, June.
    3. Liu, Guoping & Sun, Jerry, 2021. "Independent directors’ legal expertise, bank risk-taking and performance," Journal of Contemporary Accounting and Economics, Elsevier, vol. 17(1).
    4. Jing Zhang & Jieun Chung, 2018. "Does geographical location matter for managerial compensation design?," Journal of Economics and Finance, Springer;Academy of Economics and Finance, vol. 42(1), pages 1-32, January.
    5. Chii-Shyan Kuo & Jow-Ran Chang & Shih-Ti Yu, 2013. "Effect of mandatory pro forma earnings disclosure on the relation between CEO share bonuses and firm performance," Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting, Springer, vol. 40(2), pages 189-215, February.
    6. Chandra S Mishra & Daniel L McConaughy & David H Gobeli, 2000. "Effectiveness of CEO pay‐for‐performance," Review of Financial Economics, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 9(1), pages 1-13, March.

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