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The Relationship Between Equity-Based Compensation and Managerial Risk Taking: Evidence from China

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  • Yi-Ting Huang
  • Ming-Cheng Wu
  • Szu-Lang Liao

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The authors analyze the impact of equity-based compensation on managerial risk-taking behavior in Chinese listed firms from January 2006 to July 2011. They find that greater risk-taking incentives lead executives to invest more in research and development (R&D) projects and less in capital expenditures. Greater managerial risk-taking incentive increases firm focus. Managerial risk-taking incentives have positive effects on firms' leverage. Overall, increasing the sensitivity of chief executive officers' portfolio value to stock return volatility helps incentivize executives to work harder, as sharing gains and losses with shareholders aligns the interests of executives and shareholders. In addition, the results indicate that state control of firms has a negative effect on R&D investment, and this suggests that state-controlled firms should take more initiative to innovate.

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  • Yi-Ting Huang & Ming-Cheng Wu & Szu-Lang Liao, 2013. "The Relationship Between Equity-Based Compensation and Managerial Risk Taking: Evidence from China," Emerging Markets Finance and Trade, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 49(S2), pages 107-125, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:mes:emfitr:v:49:y:2013:i:s2:p:107-125
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    1. Yang, Tianna & Hou, Wenxuan, 2016. "Pay-performance sensitivity and risk-taking behaviors: Evidence from closed-end funds," Emerging Markets Review, Elsevier, vol. 29(C), pages 274-288.
    2. Kun Su & Victor Song, 2022. "Social trust, corporate governance, and stock price crash risk: Evidence from China," Bulletin of Economic Research, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 74(4), pages 965-994, October.
    3. Atilgan, Yigit & Demirtas, K. Ozgur & Simsek, Koray D., 2016. "Derivative markets in emerging economies: A survey," International Review of Economics & Finance, Elsevier, vol. 42(C), pages 88-102.

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