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Determinants of outside director compensation in the major French companies
[Les déterminants de la rémunération des administrateurs externes dans les sociétés françaises du SBF 120]

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  • Géraldine Broye

    (EM Strasbourg - École de Management de Strasbourg = EM Strasbourg Business School)

  • Yves Moulin

    (CEREFIGE - Centre Européen de Recherche en Economie Financière et Gestion des Entreprises - UL - Université de Lorraine)

Abstract

This study examines the determinants of the compensation arrangements for outside board members in a sample of 251 large French companies. Our results suggest that the ownership structure of the firm affects director compensation. Outside directors earn greater compensation when the ownership is more diffuse. These findings suggest that remuneration provides stronger incentives to monitor when the firm is not controlled by a blockholder. Furthermore, firms with more independent directors award higher remuneration for outside directors. This result is consistent with the hypothesis that independent directors negociate higher levels of compensation to motivate outside directors to act in the interest of shareholders.

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  • Géraldine Broye & Yves Moulin, 2012. "Determinants of outside director compensation in the major French companies [Les déterminants de la rémunération des administrateurs externes dans les sociétés françaises du SBF 120]," Post-Print hal-03750424, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:hal-03750424
    DOI: 10.4000/fcs.78
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