PERCEPTIONS OF BENEVOLENCE AND THE DESIGN OF AGENCY CONTRACTS: CEO-TMT RELATIONSHIPS IN FAMILY FIRMS

被引:352
作者
Cruz, Cristina C. [1 ]
Gomez-Mejia, Luis R. [2 ]
Becerra, Manuel [1 ]
机构
[1] IE Business Sch, Madrid, Spain
[2] Texas A&M Univ, Mays Business Sch, College Stn, TX 77843 USA
关键词
VARIABLE RISK PREFERENCES; TOP EXECUTIVE COMMITMENT; CORPORATE-OWNERSHIP; TRUST; MANAGEMENT; COMPENSATION; PERFORMANCE; MODEL; PAY; DIRECTORS;
D O I
10.5465/AMJ.2010.48036975
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
In this study, we view the contracts of top managers from an integrated agency theory-trust perspective, arguing that two conditions reflecting CEO risk bearing, top management team (TMT) behavioral uncertainty and CEO vulnerability, are negatively related to a CEO's perceptions of TMT benevolence toward him-/herself, which in turn influence the protective features of TMT contracts. Model tests on data from 122 family-owned firms in Spain support our hypotheses overall. Agency theory may be enhanced by accounting for a CEO's perceptions (as principal) of TMT benevolence and for the effect of those perceptions on contracts with TMT members (as agents).
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页数:21
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