Type of Document	Dissertation
Author	Ellingson, Dee Ann Hetland
URN	etd-06062008-154716
Title	Board composition and the use of accounting measures :the effect on the relation between CEO compensation and firm performance
Degree	PhD
Department	Accounting and Information Systems
Advisory Committee	Advisor Name Title Brown, Robert M. Committee Chair Denis, David J. Committee Member Easterwood, Cintia M. Committee Member Kumar, Raman Committee Member Richardson, Frederick M. Committee Member
Keywords	executive compensation board of directors
Date of Defense	1996-04-05
Availability	restricted
Abstract Boards of directors of corporations have been criticized for failing to effectively perform their roles of ratifying and monitoring managerial decisions, retaining and terminating top management, and evaluating and rewarding executive performance. critics have suggested that increasing the proportion of outside directors on the board increases independence and improves board effectiveness. Research has provided evidence that the composition of the board affects firm performance, the likelihood of chief executive turnover, and the monitoring of important decisions such as the adoption of poison pills and acquisitions. In this study, the effect of the composition of the board on the relationship between executive compensation and firm performance is investigated. The effect of board composition on the types of performance measures, accounting and stock return, used in the payperformance relationship is also examined.
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