Résumés
Abstract
This study investigates the determination of French CEO Compensation. Based on a panel sample of 153 French listed firms between 2003 and 2012, we find U-shaped relationship between State Ownership (SO) and CEO compensation. We attempt to fill the gap of previous French empirical research, which has been limited to cross-sectional studies and has focused on other types of shareholders, using panel data over a period of ten years. The non-monotonic relationship between SO and CEO compensation is initially negative, and then becomes positive with increasing State’s voting rights.
Keywords:
- CEO compensation,
- State Ownership,
- Corporate Governance
Résumé
Ce papier étudie les déterminants de la rémunération des dirigeants français. Sur la base d’un échantillon de 153 entreprises françaises cotées, de 2003 à 2012, nous identifions une relation en forme de U entre propriété étatique et rémunération des dirigeants. Nous tentons de combler les lacunes des précédentes recherches, lesquelles se limitent à des études transversales et s’intéressent à d’autres types d’actionnaires, en recourant à des données de panel sur dix ans. Les résultats montrent une relation non monotone, d’abord négative, entre propriété étatique et rémunération des dirigeants, puis positive avec une hausse des droits de vote de l’État.
Mots-clés :
- Rémunération des dirigeants,
- propriété étatique,
- gouvernance d’entreprise
Resumen
El presente artículo artículo estudia los determinantes de la remuneración de los directivos franceses. A partir de un amuestra de 153 empresas francesas cotiza das, en el período 2003-2012, destacamos una relación en forma de U entre propiedad estatal y remuneración de los directivos. Para colmar las lagunas de estudios anteriores, únicamente transversales y centrados en otros tipos de accionistas, nos basamos en datos de panel sobre diez años. Los resultados revelan una relación no monótona, que es primero negativa, entre propiedad estatal y remuneración de los directivos, y luego positiva con un alza en los derechos de voto del Estado.
Palabras clave:
- Remuneración de los directivos,
- propiedad estatal,
- gobernanza corporativa
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